"hemicyclium" meaning in Latin

See hemicyclium in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /heː.miˈky.kli.um/ [Classical-Latin], [heːmɪˈkʏklʲiʊ̃ˑ] [Classical-Latin], /e.miˈt͡ʃi.kli.um/ (note: modern Italianate Ecclesiastical), [emiˈt͡ʃiːklium] (note: modern Italianate Ecclesiastical)
Etymology: Borrowed from Ancient Greek ἡμῐκῠ́κλῐον (hēmĭkŭ́klĭon, “semicircle”), substantive of ἡμῐκῠ́κλῐος (hēmĭkŭ́klĭos, “semicircular”). Etymology templates: {{bor+|la|grc|ἡμῐκῠ́κλῐον||semicircle}} Borrowed from Ancient Greek ἡμῐκῠ́κλῐον (hēmĭkŭ́klĭon, “semicircle”) Head templates: {{la-noun|hēmicyclium<2>}} hēmicyclium n (genitive hēmicycliī or hēmicyclī); second declension Inflection templates: {{la-ndecl|hēmicyclium<2>}} Forms: hēmicyclium [canonical, neuter], hēmicycliī [genitive], hēmicyclī [genitive], no-table-tags [table-tags], hēmicyclium [nominative, singular], hēmicyclia [nominative, plural], hēmicycliī [genitive, singular], hēmicyclī [genitive, singular], hēmicycliōrum [genitive, plural], hēmicycliō [dative, singular], hēmicycliīs [dative, plural], hēmicyclium [accusative, singular], hēmicyclia [accusative, plural], hēmicycliō [ablative, singular], hēmicycliīs [ablative, plural], hēmicyclium [singular, vocative], hēmicyclia [plural, vocative]
  1. half circle, semicircle
    semicircular recess with seats
    Tags: declension-2 Synonyms: hēmicyclus
    Sense id: en-hemicyclium-la-noun-O7smXdMu Categories (other): Latin neuter nouns in the second declension Disambiguation of Latin neuter nouns in the second declension: 24 29 24 24
  2. half circle, semicircle
    semicircular public place furnished with rows of seats for learned discussions
    Tags: declension-2 Synonyms: hēmicyclus
    Sense id: en-hemicyclium-la-noun-1NLkh-C2 Categories (other): Latin entries with incorrect language header, Latin neuter nouns in the second declension, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Latin entries with incorrect language header: 8 75 8 8 Disambiguation of Latin neuter nouns in the second declension: 24 29 24 24 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 8 76 8 8 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 4 89 4 4
  3. half circle, semicircle
    semicircular kind of sundial
    Tags: declension-2 Synonyms: hēmicyclus
    Sense id: en-hemicyclium-la-noun-aSyDe2FP Categories (other): Latin neuter nouns in the second declension Disambiguation of Latin neuter nouns in the second declension: 24 29 24 24
  4. half circle, semicircle Tags: declension-2 Synonyms: hēmicyclus
    Sense id: en-hemicyclium-la-noun-PTQYfFCZ Categories (other): Latin neuter nouns in the second declension Disambiguation of Latin neuter nouns in the second declension: 24 29 24 24
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: hēmicyclus [substantive]
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          "english": "Here, the straight boundary of the hippodrome is broken and changes its appearance at the far end with a semicircular shape",
          "ref": "61 CE – c. 112 CE, Pliny the Younger, Epistulae 5.6.33",
          "text": "Rectus hic hippodromi limes in extrema parte hemicyclio frangitur mutatque faciem"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "half circle, semicircle"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "half",
          "half"
        ],
        [
          "circle",
          "circle"
        ],
        [
          "semicircle",
          "semicircle"
        ]
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "hēmicyclus"
        }
      ],
      "tags": [
        "declension-2"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/heː.miˈky.kli.um/",
      "tags": [
        "Classical-Latin"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[heːmɪˈkʏklʲiʊ̃ˑ]",
      "tags": [
        "Classical-Latin"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/e.miˈt͡ʃi.kli.um/",
      "note": "modern Italianate Ecclesiastical"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[emiˈt͡ʃiːklium]",
      "note": "modern Italianate Ecclesiastical"
    }
  ],
  "word": "hemicyclium"
}

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  "msg": "''half circle, semicircle'[...]' gloss has examples we want to keep, but there are subglosses.",
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  "section": "Latin",
  "subsection": "noun",
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}

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