"frenum" meaning in Latin

See frenum in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: [ˈfreː.nũː] [Classical-Latin], [ˈfrɛː.num] (note: modern Italianate Ecclesiastical)
Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *dʰer-der. Proto-Indo-European *dʰr-eh₁-nom Proto-Italic *θrēnomder. Proto-Italic *frēnom Latin frenum From Proto-Italic *frēnom, from earlier *θrēnom, from Proto-Indo-European *dʰr-eh₁-nom, from Proto-Indo-European *dʰer- (“to hold”). Cognates include ferē, fermē and firmus. Etymology templates: {{ety|la|:inh|itc-pro:*frēnom<ety:der<itc-pro:<alt:*θrēnom><ety:inh<ine-pro:<alt:*dʰr-eh₁-nom><ety:der<ine-pro:*dʰer->>>>>>|tree=+}} Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *dʰer-der. Proto-Indo-European *dʰr-eh₁-nom Proto-Italic *θrēnomder. Proto-Italic *frēnom Latin frenum [Appendix:Glossary#derived_terms|Derived]] from", "terms" : [ { "alt" : "*θrēnom", "lang_name" : "Proto-Italic", "status" : "inline", "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "alt" : "*dʰr-eh₁-nom", "lang_name" : "Proto-Indo-European", "status" : "inline", "children" : [ { "keyword_abbrev" : "der.", "keyword_label" : "Derived from", "terms" : [ { "children" : [ ], "lang_name" : "Proto-Indo-European", "term" : "*dʰer-", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "ine-pro" } ], "keyword" : "derived" } ], "lang" : "ine-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "lang" : "itc-pro" } ], "keyword" : "derived" } ], "lang_name" : "Proto-Italic", "term" : "*frēnom", "status" : "inline", "lang" : "itc-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "lang_name" : "Latin", "term" : "frenum", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "la" }" data-lang="la" data-title="frenum">, {{inh|la|itc-pro|*frēnom}} Proto-Italic *frēnom, {{der|la|ine-pro|*dʰer-||to hold}} Proto-Indo-European *dʰer- (“to hold”) Head templates: {{la-noun|frēnum<2>}} frēnum n (genitive frēnī); second declension Inflection templates: {{la-ndecl|((frēnum<2>,frēnī<2.pl>))}} Forms: frēnum [canonical, neuter], frēnī [genitive], no-table-tags [table-tags], frēnum [nominative, singular], frēna [nominative, plural], frēnī [nominative, plural], frēnī [genitive, singular], frēnōrum [genitive, plural], frēnō [dative, singular], frēnīs [dative, plural], frēnum [accusative, singular], frēna [accusative, plural], frēnōs [accusative, plural], frēnō [ablative, singular], frēnīs [ablative, plural], frēnum [singular, vocative], frēna [plural, vocative], frēnī [plural, vocative]
  1. bridle, harness, curb, bit Tags: declension-2
    Sense id: en-frenum-la-noun-kxXs8SPz Categories (other): Latin neuter nouns in the second declension Disambiguation of Latin neuter nouns in the second declension: 26 16 20 15 23
  2. (transferred sense):
    means of guiding or governing; restraint, check, limit
    Tags: declension-2 Synonyms: habēna
    Sense id: en-frenum-la-noun-Oz8xKuMX Categories (other): Pages using etymon with no ID, Latin neuter nouns in the second declension Disambiguation of Pages using etymon with no ID: 33 8 18 2 6 32 Disambiguation of Latin neuter nouns in the second declension: 26 16 20 15 23
  3. (transferred sense):
    (poetic) horse, steed, charger
    Tags: declension-2, poetic
    Sense id: en-frenum-la-noun-WR6I4TAM Categories (other): Latin neuter nouns in the second declension, Horse tack Disambiguation of Latin neuter nouns in the second declension: 26 16 20 15 23 Disambiguation of Horse tack: 16 1 81 0 2
  4. (transferred sense):
    (in general):
    (post-classical, rare) that which holds things together; band
    Tags: declension-2, obsolete, rare, usually
    Sense id: en-frenum-la-noun-kOcno26b Categories (other): Latin neuter nouns in the second declension Disambiguation of Latin neuter nouns in the second declension: 26 16 20 15 23
  5. (transferred sense):
    (in general):
    (anatomy) ligament which attaches the inside of the foreskin to the glans
    Tags: declension-2, usually
    Sense id: en-frenum-la-noun-Au464AJB Categories (other): Anatomy, Pages using etymon with no ID, Latin entries with etymology trees, Latin entries with etymon, Latin entries with incorrect language header, Latin neuter nouns in the second declension Disambiguation of Pages using etymon with no ID: 33 8 18 2 6 32 Disambiguation of Latin entries with etymology trees: 15 24 5 9 47 Disambiguation of Latin entries with etymon: 7 25 4 4 59 Disambiguation of Latin entries with incorrect language header: 21 20 9 4 47 Disambiguation of Latin neuter nouns in the second declension: 26 16 20 15 23 Topics: anatomy, medicine, sciences
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: effrēnis, effrēnus, frēniger, frēnō, frēnulum, infrēnis, infrēnus Related terms: ferē, fermē, firmus, frēnātiō, frēnātor
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      "form": "frēnōrum",
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      "form": "frēnō",
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      "word": "ferē"
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      "word": "firmus"
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      "word": "frēnātiō"
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      "word": "frēnātor"
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          "english": "Golden bridles do not make a better horse.",
          "ref": "65 CE, Lucius Annaeus Seneca Minor, Epistulae morales ad Lucilium. Epistle XLI",
          "text": "Nōn faciunt meliōrem equum aureī frēnī.",
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              12,
              18
            ]
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              35,
              48
            ]
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              18
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      ],
      "glosses": [
        "horse, steed, charger"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "horse",
          "horse"
        ],
        [
          "steed",
          "steed"
        ],
        [
          "charger",
          "charger"
        ]
      ],
      "qualifier": "transferred sense",
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(transferred sense):",
        "(poetic) horse, steed, charger"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "declension-2",
        "poetic"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "Latin terms with rare senses",
        "Latin terms with transferred senses"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "that which holds things together; band"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "hold",
          "hold"
        ],
        [
          "band",
          "band"
        ]
      ],
      "qualifier": "transferred sense",
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(transferred sense):",
        "(in general):",
        "(post-classical, rare) that which holds things together; band"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "declension-2",
        "obsolete",
        "rare",
        "usually"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "Latin terms with transferred senses",
        "la:Anatomy"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "ligament which attaches the inside of the foreskin to the glans"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "anatomy",
          "anatomy"
        ],
        [
          "ligament",
          "ligament"
        ],
        [
          "foreskin",
          "foreskin"
        ],
        [
          "glans",
          "glans"
        ]
      ],
      "qualifier": "transferred sense",
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(transferred sense):",
        "(in general):",
        "(anatomy) ligament which attaches the inside of the foreskin to the glans"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "declension-2",
        "usually"
      ],
      "topics": [
        "anatomy",
        "medicine",
        "sciences"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "[ˈfreː.nũː]",
      "tags": [
        "Classical-Latin"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ˈfrɛː.num]",
      "note": "modern Italianate Ecclesiastical"
    }
  ],
  "word": "frenum"
}

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