See fornix in All languages combined, or Wiktionary
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"bor": "1"
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"name": "desc"
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"2": "ffyrnig",
"bor": "1"
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"(literal) arch, vault"
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"(poetic) the arch of heaven"
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"stew",
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"de:Rosemarie Lühr",
"fr:Jacques André"
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"Latin third declension nouns",
"Pages with 2 entries",
"Pages with entries",
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"bor": "1"
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"bor": "1"
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"name": "desc"
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"bor": "1"
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"source": "inflection",
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"source": "inflection",
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"dative",
"plural"
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