"gaster" meaning in Latin

See gaster in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: [ˈɡas.tɛr] [Classical-Latin], [ˈɡas.ter] (note: modern Italianate Ecclesiastical)
Etymology: Borrowing from Ancient Greek γᾰστήρ (găstḗr, “paunch, belly”). Etymology templates: {{bor|la|grc|γᾰστήρ||paunch, belly}} Ancient Greek γᾰστήρ (găstḗr, “paunch, belly”) Head templates: {{la-noun|((gaster/gaster<3>,gaster/gastr<2>))|g=f}} gaster f (genitive gasteris or gastrī); variously declined, third declension, second declension Inflection templates: {{la-ndecl|((gaster/gaster<3>,gaster/gastr<2>))}} Forms: gaster [canonical, feminine], variously declined [canonical], gasteris [genitive], gastrī [genitive], no-table-tags [table-tags], gaster [nominative, singular], gasterēs [nominative, plural], gastrī [nominative, plural], gasteris [genitive, singular], gastrī [genitive, singular], gasterum [genitive, plural], gastrōrum [genitive, plural], gasterī [dative, singular], gastrō [dative, singular], gasteribus [dative, plural], gastrīs [dative, plural], gasterem [accusative, singular], gastrum [accusative, singular], gasterēs [accusative, plural], gastrōs [accusative, plural], gastere [ablative, singular], gastrō [ablative, singular], gasteribus [ablative, plural], gastrīs [ablative, plural], gaster [singular, vocative], gasterēs [plural, vocative], gastrī [plural, vocative]
  1. (literal) the belly Tags: declension-2, declension-3 Synonyms: venter
    Sense id: en-gaster-la-noun-xgszGyo- Categories (other): Latin entries with incorrect language header, Body parts, Containers Disambiguation of Latin entries with incorrect language header: 57 43 Disambiguation of Body parts: 84 16 Disambiguation of Containers: 50 50
  2. (transferred sense) a big-bellied vessel Tags: declension-2, declension-3
    Sense id: en-gaster-la-noun-T-d63JX7 Categories (other): Old French verbs with weak-a preterite, Latin feminine nouns in the second declension, Latin feminine nouns in the third declension, Latin nouns with multiple declensions, Containers Disambiguation of Old French verbs with weak-a preterite: 13 11 3 10 16 15 16 15 Disambiguation of Latin feminine nouns in the second declension: 44 56 Disambiguation of Latin feminine nouns in the third declension: 44 56 Disambiguation of Latin nouns with multiple declensions: 44 56 Disambiguation of Containers: 50 50
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: gastricus Related terms: digastricus

Inflected forms

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      "_dis1": "0 0",
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    }
  ],
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    {
      "args": {
        "1": "la",
        "2": "grc",
        "3": "γᾰστήρ",
        "4": "",
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      "name": "bor"
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  ],
  "etymology_text": "Borrowing from Ancient Greek γᾰστήρ (găstḗr, “paunch, belly”).",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "gaster",
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        "canonical",
        "feminine"
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    },
    {
      "form": "variously declined",
      "tags": [
        "canonical"
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    },
    {
      "form": "gasteris",
      "tags": [
        "genitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "gastrī",
      "tags": [
        "genitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "no-table-tags",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "la-ndecl",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "gaster",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "nominative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "gasterēs",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "nominative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "gastrī",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "nominative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "gasteris",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "gastrī",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "gasterum",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "gastrōrum",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "gasterī",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "gastrō",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "gasteribus",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "gastrīs",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "gasterem",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "gastrum",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "gasterēs",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
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      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "gastere",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "ablative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
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      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "ablative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
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        "ablative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
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        "plural"
      ]
    },
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        "singular",
        "vocative"
      ]
    },
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      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "plural",
        "vocative"
      ]
    },
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      "source": "inflection",
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        "vocative"
      ]
    }
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    }
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  "pos": "noun",
  "related": [
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "digastricus"
    }
  ],
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          "_dis": "57 43",
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          "name": "Latin entries with incorrect language header",
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          "orig": "la:Body parts",
          "parents": [
            "Anatomy"
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          "orig": "la:Containers",
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        "the belly"
      ],
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          "belly"
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        "(literal) the belly"
      ],
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        {
          "word": "venter"
        }
      ],
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        "declension-3"
      ]
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          "_dis": "44 56",
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        },
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          "_dis": "44 56",
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          "_dis": "44 56",
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          "orig": "la:Containers",
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          "english": "(please add an English translation of this quotation)",
          "ref": "c. 27 CE – 66 CE, Petronius, Satyricon 70",
          "text": "Consternati nos insolentia ebriorum intentavimus oculos in proeliantes, notavimusque ostrea pectinesque e gastris labentia, quae collecta puer lance circumtulit.",
          "translation": "(please add an English translation of this quotation)",
          "type": "quotation"
        }
      ],
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        "a big-bellied vessel"
      ],
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          "vessel",
          "vessel"
        ]
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        "(transferred sense) a big-bellied vessel"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "declension-2",
        "declension-3"
      ]
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  ],
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    {
      "ipa": "[ˈɡas.tɛr]",
      "tags": [
        "Classical-Latin"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ˈɡas.ter]",
      "note": "modern Italianate Ecclesiastical"
    }
  ],
  "word": "gaster"
}
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    "Latin second declension nouns",
    "Latin terms borrowed from Ancient Greek",
    "Latin terms derived from Ancient Greek",
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        "genitive",
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      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "gastrōrum",
      "source": "inflection",
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        "genitive",
        "plural"
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    {
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      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "gastrō",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "singular"
      ]
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    {
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      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
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      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
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      "source": "inflection",
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        "accusative",
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      ]
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      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
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      "source": "inflection",
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        "accusative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
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      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
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      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "ablative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
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      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "ablative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
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      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "ablative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
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        "ablative",
        "plural"
      ]
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        "plural",
        "vocative"
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      "source": "inflection",
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      "word": "digastricus"
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  ],
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        "the belly"
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        "(literal) the belly"
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        "Latin terms with transferred senses",
        "Requests for translations of Latin quotations"
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          "ref": "c. 27 CE – 66 CE, Petronius, Satyricon 70",
          "text": "Consternati nos insolentia ebriorum intentavimus oculos in proeliantes, notavimusque ostrea pectinesque e gastris labentia, quae collecta puer lance circumtulit.",
          "translation": "(please add an English translation of this quotation)",
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      ],
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        "a big-bellied vessel"
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        "(transferred sense) a big-bellied vessel"
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      "note": "modern Italianate Ecclesiastical"
    }
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  "word": "gaster"
}

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