"iaculum" meaning in Latin

See iaculum in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: [ˈja.kʊ.ɫũː] [Classical-Latin], [ˈjaː.ku.lum] (note: modern Italianate Ecclesiastical)
Etymology: From iaculus, from iaciō (“to throw”). Etymology templates: {{ety|la|iaculus}} Head templates: {{la-noun|iaculum<2>}} iaculum n (genitive iaculī); second declension Inflection templates: {{la-ndecl|iaculum<2>}} Forms: iaculī [genitive], no-table-tags [table-tags], iaculum [nominative, singular], iacula [nominative, plural], iaculī [genitive, singular], iaculōrum [genitive, plural], iaculō [dative, singular], iaculīs [dative, plural], iaculum [accusative, singular], iacula [accusative, plural], iaculō [ablative, singular], iaculīs [ablative, plural], iaculum [singular, vocative], iacula [plural, vocative], jaculum [alternative]
  1. A dart, a javelin Tags: declension-2, neuter Synonyms (dart, missile): missile, tēlum
    Sense id: en-iaculum-la-noun-tk2rS7wZ Disambiguation of 'dart, missile': 81 19
  2. A casting net, the weapon of a retiarius Tags: declension-2, neuter
    Sense id: en-iaculum-la-noun-2uOPoN3C Categories (other): Latin entries with etymon, Latin entries with incorrect language header, Latin neuter nouns in the second declension, Pages using etymon with no ID, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Pages with etymon Disambiguation of Latin entries with etymon: 4 96 Disambiguation of Latin entries with incorrect language header: 6 94 Disambiguation of Latin neuter nouns in the second declension: 34 66 Disambiguation of Pages using etymon with no ID: 10 90 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 5 95 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 4 96 Disambiguation of Pages with etymon: 8 92
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: iaculor Related terms: iaciō, iaculus

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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          "text": "Septimo oppugnationis die maximo coorto vento ferventes fusili ex argilla glandes fundis et fervefacta iacula in casas, quae more Gallico stramentis erant tectae, iacere coeperunt."
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