"frivolus" meaning in Latin

See frivolus in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

IPA: /ˈfriː.u̯o.lus/ [Classical-Latin], [ˈfriːu̯ɔɫ̪ʊs̠] [Classical-Latin], /ˈfri.vo.lus/ (note: modern Italianate Ecclesiastical), [ˈfriːvolus] (note: modern Italianate Ecclesiastical)
Etymology: Possibly from Proto-Indo-European *bʰreyH- (“to scrape, pierce”), the root also of Latin friō. Etymology templates: {{der|la|ine-pro|*bʰreyH-||to scrape, pierce}} Proto-Indo-European *bʰreyH- (“to scrape, pierce”), {{cog|la|friō}} Latin friō Head templates: {{la-adj|frīvolus}} frīvolus (feminine frīvola, neuter frīvolum); first/second-declension adjective Inflection templates: {{la-adecl|frīvolus}} Forms: frīvolus [canonical], frīvola [feminine], frīvolum [neuter], no-table-tags [table-tags], frīvolus [masculine, nominative, singular], frīvola [feminine, nominative, singular], frīvolum [neuter, nominative, singular], frīvolī [masculine, nominative, plural], frīvolae [feminine, nominative, plural], frīvola [neuter, nominative, plural], frīvolī [genitive, masculine, singular], frīvolae [feminine, genitive, singular], frīvolī [genitive, neuter, singular], frīvolōrum [genitive, masculine, plural], frīvolārum [feminine, genitive, plural], frīvolōrum [genitive, neuter, plural], frīvolō [dative, masculine, singular], frīvolae [dative, feminine, singular], frīvolō [dative, neuter, singular], frīvolīs [dative, feminine, masculine, neuter, plural], frīvolum [accusative, masculine, singular], frīvolam [accusative, feminine, singular], frīvolum [accusative, neuter, singular], frīvolōs [accusative, masculine, plural], frīvolās [accusative, feminine, plural], frīvola [accusative, neuter, plural], frīvolō [ablative, masculine, singular], frīvolā [ablative, feminine, singular], frīvolō [ablative, neuter, singular], frīvolīs [ablative, feminine, masculine, neuter, plural], frīvole [masculine, singular, vocative], frīvola [feminine, singular, vocative], frīvolum [neuter, singular, vocative], frīvolī [masculine, plural, vocative], frīvolae [feminine, plural, vocative], frīvola [neuter, plural, vocative]
  1. silly, empty, trifling, frivolous, worthless Tags: adjective, declension-1, declension-2 Derived forms: frīvola, frīvolē Related terms: faravalius
    Sense id: en-frivolus-la-adj-K3B7fHGW Categories (other): Latin entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry
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          },
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          "name": "desc"
        },
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "Queyras"
          },
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          "name": "q"
        }
      ],
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            "2": "frívol",
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          },
          "expansion": "→ Catalan: frívol",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Catalan: frívol"
    },
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      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "en",
            "2": "frivolous",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ English: frivolous",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ English: frivolous"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "fr",
            "2": "frivole",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ French: frivole",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ French: frivole"
    },
    {
      "depth": 2,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "de",
            "2": "frivol",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ German: frivol",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ German: frivol"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
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        {
          "args": {
            "1": "gl",
            "2": "frívolo",
            "bor": "1"
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          "expansion": "→ Galician: frívolo",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Galician: frívolo"
    },
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      "depth": 1,
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        {
          "args": {
            "1": "it",
            "2": "frivolo",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Italian: frivolo",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Italian: frivolo"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "pt",
            "2": "frívolo",
            "bor": "1"
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          "expansion": "→ Portuguese: frívolo",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Portuguese: frívolo"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "es",
            "2": "frívolo",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Spanish: frívolo",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Spanish: frívolo"
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        "feminine"
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        "neuter"
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      "source": "declension",
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        "table-tags"
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      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
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    },
    {
      "form": "frīvolus",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "masculine",
        "nominative",
        "singular"
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      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "nominative",
        "singular"
      ]
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      "tags": [
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        "singular"
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    {
      "form": "frīvolī",
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        "nominative",
        "plural"
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    {
      "form": "frīvolae",
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        "feminine",
        "nominative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
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      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "neuter",
        "nominative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "frīvolī",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "masculine",
        "singular"
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    {
      "form": "frīvolae",
      "source": "declension",
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        "feminine",
        "genitive",
        "singular"
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    },
    {
      "form": "frīvolī",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "neuter",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "frīvolōrum",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "masculine",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "frīvolārum",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "genitive",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "frīvolōrum",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "neuter",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "frīvolō",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "masculine",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "frīvolae",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "feminine",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
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      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "neuter",
        "singular"
      ]
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      "source": "declension",
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        "dative",
        "feminine",
        "masculine",
        "neuter",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "frīvolum",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "masculine",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "frīvolam",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "feminine",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "frīvolum",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "neuter",
        "singular"
      ]
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      "form": "frīvolōs",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "masculine",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
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      "form": "frīvolās",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "feminine",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
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      "form": "frīvola",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "neuter",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
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      "form": "frīvolō",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "ablative",
        "masculine",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "frīvolā",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "ablative",
        "feminine",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "frīvolō",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "ablative",
        "neuter",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "frīvolīs",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "ablative",
        "feminine",
        "masculine",
        "neuter",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "frīvole",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "masculine",
        "singular",
        "vocative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "frīvola",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "singular",
        "vocative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "frīvolum",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "neuter",
        "singular",
        "vocative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "frīvolī",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "masculine",
        "plural",
        "vocative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "frīvolae",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "plural",
        "vocative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "frīvola",
      "source": "declension",
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        "neuter",
        "plural",
        "vocative"
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  "lang": "Latin",
  "lang_code": "la",
  "pos": "adj",
  "senses": [
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      "categories": [
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Latin entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [
            "Entries with incorrect language header",
            "Entry maintenance"
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          "source": "w"
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        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with 1 entry",
          "parents": [],
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        }
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      "derived": [
        {
          "word": "frīvola"
        },
        {
          "word": "frīvolē"
        }
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      "examples": [
        {
          "english": "Saving the republic is not a frivolous matter.",
          "text": "Rem pūblicam servāre rēs frīvola nōn est.",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "silly, empty, trifling, frivolous, worthless"
      ],
      "id": "en-frivolus-la-adj-K3B7fHGW",
      "links": [
        [
          "silly",
          "silly"
        ],
        [
          "empty",
          "empty"
        ],
        [
          "trifling",
          "trifling"
        ],
        [
          "frivolous",
          "frivolous"
        ],
        [
          "worthless",
          "worthless"
        ]
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        {
          "word": "faravalius"
        }
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        "adjective",
        "declension-1",
        "declension-2"
      ]
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  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈfriː.u̯o.lus/",
      "tags": [
        "Classical-Latin"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ˈfriːu̯ɔɫ̪ʊs̠]",
      "tags": [
        "Classical-Latin"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈfri.vo.lus/",
      "note": "modern Italianate Ecclesiastical"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ˈfriːvolus]",
      "note": "modern Italianate Ecclesiastical"
    }
  ],
  "word": "frivolus"
}
{
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    {
      "word": "frīvola"
    },
    {
      "word": "frīvolē"
    }
  ],
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            "1": "oc",
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          },
          "expansion": "Occitan: frévor",
          "name": "desc"
        },
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "Queyras"
          },
          "expansion": "(Queyras)",
          "name": "q"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Occitan: frévor (Queyras)"
    },
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          "args": {
            "1": "ca",
            "2": "frívol",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Catalan: frívol",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Catalan: frívol"
    },
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        {
          "args": {
            "1": "en",
            "2": "frivolous",
            "bor": "1"
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          "expansion": "→ English: frivolous",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ English: frivolous"
    },
    {
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        {
          "args": {
            "1": "fr",
            "2": "frivole",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ French: frivole",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ French: frivole"
    },
    {
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        {
          "args": {
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            "2": "frivol",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ German: frivol",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ German: frivol"
    },
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            "2": "frívolo",
            "bor": "1"
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          "expansion": "→ Galician: frívolo",
          "name": "desc"
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            "2": "frivolo",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Italian: frivolo",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Italian: frivolo"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "pt",
            "2": "frívolo",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Portuguese: frívolo",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Portuguese: frívolo"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
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        {
          "args": {
            "1": "es",
            "2": "frívolo",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Spanish: frívolo",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Spanish: frívolo"
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        "neuter"
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        "nominative",
        "singular"
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      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "nominative",
        "singular"
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      "source": "declension",
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        "neuter",
        "nominative",
        "singular"
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      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "masculine",
        "nominative",
        "plural"
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    {
      "form": "frīvolae",
      "source": "declension",
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        "feminine",
        "nominative",
        "plural"
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      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "neuter",
        "nominative",
        "plural"
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    {
      "form": "frīvolī",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "masculine",
        "singular"
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    {
      "form": "frīvolae",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "genitive",
        "singular"
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    },
    {
      "form": "frīvolī",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "neuter",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "frīvolōrum",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "masculine",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "frīvolārum",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "genitive",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "frīvolōrum",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "neuter",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "frīvolō",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "masculine",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "frīvolae",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "feminine",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "frīvolō",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "neuter",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "frīvolīs",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "feminine",
        "masculine",
        "neuter",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "frīvolum",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "masculine",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "frīvolam",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "feminine",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "frīvolum",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "neuter",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "frīvolōs",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "masculine",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "frīvolās",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "feminine",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "frīvola",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "neuter",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "frīvolō",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "ablative",
        "masculine",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "frīvolā",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "ablative",
        "feminine",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "frīvolō",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "ablative",
        "neuter",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "frīvolīs",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "ablative",
        "feminine",
        "masculine",
        "neuter",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "frīvole",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "masculine",
        "singular",
        "vocative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "frīvola",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "singular",
        "vocative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "frīvolum",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "neuter",
        "singular",
        "vocative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "frīvolī",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "masculine",
        "plural",
        "vocative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "frīvolae",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "plural",
        "vocative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "frīvola",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "neuter",
        "plural",
        "vocative"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "frīvolus"
      },
      "expansion": "frīvolus (feminine frīvola, neuter frīvolum); first/second-declension adjective",
      "name": "la-adj"
    }
  ],
  "inflection_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "frīvolus"
      },
      "name": "la-adecl"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Latin",
  "lang_code": "la",
  "pos": "adj",
  "related": [
    {
      "word": "faravalius"
    }
  ],
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "Latin 3-syllable words",
        "Latin adjectives",
        "Latin entries with incorrect language header",
        "Latin first and second declension adjectives",
        "Latin lemmas",
        "Latin terms derived from Proto-Indo-European",
        "Latin terms with IPA pronunciation",
        "Latin terms with usage examples",
        "Pages with 1 entry"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "english": "Saving the republic is not a frivolous matter.",
          "text": "Rem pūblicam servāre rēs frīvola nōn est.",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "silly, empty, trifling, frivolous, worthless"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "silly",
          "silly"
        ],
        [
          "empty",
          "empty"
        ],
        [
          "trifling",
          "trifling"
        ],
        [
          "frivolous",
          "frivolous"
        ],
        [
          "worthless",
          "worthless"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "adjective",
        "declension-1",
        "declension-2"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈfriː.u̯o.lus/",
      "tags": [
        "Classical-Latin"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ˈfriːu̯ɔɫ̪ʊs̠]",
      "tags": [
        "Classical-Latin"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈfri.vo.lus/",
      "note": "modern Italianate Ecclesiastical"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ˈfriːvolus]",
      "note": "modern Italianate Ecclesiastical"
    }
  ],
  "word": "frivolus"
}

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