"lacuna" meaning in Latin

See lacuna in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /laˈkuː.na/ [Classical-Latin], [ɫ̪äˈkuːnä] [Classical-Latin], /laˈku.na/ (note: modern Italianate Ecclesiastical), [läˈkuːnä] (note: modern Italianate Ecclesiastical)
Etymology: According to Alfred Ernout and Antoine Meillet, from the feminine substantivation of an unattested adjectival form *lacūnus (pertaining to a lake, cistern), itself from lacus (“a lake, pond; a basin, tank, cistern”) + -nus (see -īnus). For the u-stem-appended -nus adjectival suffix compare opportūnus and importūnus, from portus. For its substantivation, probably from the clipping of the set-phrase "lacuna aqua" (cistern water), compare urīna with the same development. Etymology templates: {{affix|la|lacus|-nus|pos2=see <i class="Latn mention" lang="la">-īnus</i>|t1=a lake, pond; a basin, tank, cistern}} lacus (“a lake, pond; a basin, tank, cistern”) + -nus (see -īnus) Head templates: {{la-noun|lacūna<1>}} lacūna f (genitive lacūnae); first declension Inflection templates: {{la-ndecl|lacūna<1>}} Forms: lacūna [canonical, feminine], lacūnae [genitive], no-table-tags [table-tags], lacūna [nominative, singular], lacūnae [nominative, plural], lacūnae [genitive, singular], lacūnārum [genitive, plural], lacūnae [dative, singular], lacūnīs [dative, plural], lacūnam [accusative, singular], lacūnās [accusative, plural], lacūnā [ablative, singular], lacūnīs [ablative, plural], lacūna [singular, vocative], lacūnae [plural, vocative]
  1. (literal, chiefly poetic) a hole, pit, ditch; (especially) a pool, pond Tags: declension-1, poetic
    Sense id: en-lacuna-la-noun-VgLIGujQ Categories (other): Latin entries with incorrect language header, Latin terms suffixed with -nus Disambiguation of Latin entries with incorrect language header: 14 44 43 Disambiguation of Latin terms suffixed with -nus: 29 37 34
  2. (literal, chiefly poetic) a hole, pit, ditch; (especially) a pool, pond
    (generally) an opening, cavity, hollow, cleft, chasm
    Tags: declension-1, poetic
    Sense id: en-lacuna-la-noun-kofixH2n Categories (other): Latin entries with incorrect language header, Latin feminine nouns in the first declension, Latin terms suffixed with -nus Disambiguation of Latin entries with incorrect language header: 14 44 43 Disambiguation of Latin feminine nouns in the first declension: 27 41 32 Disambiguation of Latin terms suffixed with -nus: 29 37 34
  3. (figurative, rare, Classical Latin) a gap, void, defect, want, loss Tags: Classical-Latin, declension-1, figuratively, rare
    Sense id: en-lacuna-la-noun-TvOQdDDd Categories (other): Classical Latin, Latin entries with incorrect language header, Latin terms suffixed with -nus Disambiguation of Latin entries with incorrect language header: 14 44 43 Disambiguation of Latin terms suffixed with -nus: 29 37 34
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: lacūnātūra, lucūna Derived forms: lacūnar, lacūnarium, lacūnārius, lacūnō, lacūnōsus Related terms: lacūnātūra
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      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
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          "expansion": "Galician: lagoa",
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      ],
      "text": "Galician: lagoa"
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          "expansion": "→ Italian: lacuna",
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      "text": "→ Italian: lacuna"
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      "text": "→ Russian: лакуна (lakuna)"
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      "depth": 1,
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            "2": "laguna"
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          "expansion": "Spanish: laguna",
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      "text": "Spanish: laguna"
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          "args": {
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      "source": "inflection",
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      "source": "inflection",
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        "accusative",
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      "form": "lacūnā",
      "source": "inflection",
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        "ablative",
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      "form": "lacūna",
      "source": "inflection",
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        {
          "english": "[…], whence the great hollows (the cavity of the torrent) sweat of a tepid moisture.",
          "ref": "c. 37 BCE – 30 BCE, Virgil, Georgics 1.117",
          "text": "[…], unde cavae tepido sudant umore lacunae."
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        {
          "english": "[…], in such a way that they bear no holes nor protruding parts, […]",
          "ref": "c. 15 BCE, Vitruvius, De architectura 7.1.4",
          "text": "[…], ut ne habeant lacunas nec extantes tumulos, […]"
        }
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          "cleft",
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        "(literal, chiefly poetic) a hole, pit, ditch; (especially) a pool, pond",
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        {
          "english": "[…] and this unimportant fault, a simple defect of good reputation is repaid (made firm again) by the excuse of new-found circumstances to help a friend.",
          "ref": "c. 177 CE, Aulus Gellius, Noctes Atticae 1.3.23",
          "text": "[…], minimaque illa labes et quasi lacuna famae munimentis partarum amico utilitatium solidatur."
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      "tags": [
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      "ipa": "[ɫ̪äˈkuːnä]",
      "tags": [
        "Classical-Latin"
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      "ipa": "/laˈku.na/",
      "note": "modern Italianate Ecclesiastical"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[läˈkuːnä]",
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    }
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      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
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    }
  ],
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    "Alfred Ernout",
    "Antoine Meillet",
    "fr:Jacques André"
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}
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            "2": "lòna",
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      "depth": 1,
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        {
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          "name": "desc"
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      ],
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        }
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      "text": "→ Russian: лакуна (lakuna)"
    },
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      "depth": 1,
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            "2": "laguna"
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    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "According to Alfred Ernout and Antoine Meillet, from the feminine substantivation of an unattested adjectival form *lacūnus (pertaining to a lake, cistern), itself from lacus (“a lake, pond; a basin, tank, cistern”) + -nus (see -īnus). For the u-stem-appended -nus adjectival suffix compare opportūnus and importūnus, from portus. For its substantivation, probably from the clipping of the set-phrase \"lacuna aqua\" (cistern water), compare urīna with the same development.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "lacūna",
      "tags": [
        "canonical",
        "feminine"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "lacūnae",
      "tags": [
        "genitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "no-table-tags",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "la-ndecl",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "lacūna",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "nominative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "lacūnae",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "nominative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "lacūnae",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "lacūnārum",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "lacūnae",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "lacūnīs",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "lacūnam",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "lacūnās",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "lacūnā",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "ablative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "lacūnīs",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "ablative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "lacūna",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "singular",
        "vocative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "lacūnae",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "plural",
        "vocative"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "lacūna<1>"
      },
      "expansion": "lacūna f (genitive lacūnae); first declension",
      "name": "la-noun"
    }
  ],
  "inflection_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "lacūna<1>"
      },
      "name": "la-ndecl"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Latin",
  "lang_code": "la",
  "pos": "noun",
  "related": [
    {
      "word": "lacūnātūra"
    }
  ],
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "Latin poetic terms",
        "Latin terms with quotations"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "english": "[…], whence the great hollows (the cavity of the torrent) sweat of a tepid moisture.",
          "ref": "c. 37 BCE – 30 BCE, Virgil, Georgics 1.117",
          "text": "[…], unde cavae tepido sudant umore lacunae."
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "a hole, pit, ditch; (especially) a pool, pond"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "poetic",
          "poetic"
        ],
        [
          "hole",
          "hole"
        ],
        [
          "pit",
          "pit"
        ],
        [
          "ditch",
          "ditch"
        ],
        [
          "pool",
          "pool"
        ],
        [
          "pond",
          "pond"
        ]
      ],
      "qualifier": "literal",
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(literal, chiefly poetic) a hole, pit, ditch; (especially) a pool, pond"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "declension-1",
        "poetic"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "Latin poetic terms",
        "Latin terms with quotations"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "english": "[…], in such a way that they bear no holes nor protruding parts, […]",
          "ref": "c. 15 BCE, Vitruvius, De architectura 7.1.4",
          "text": "[…], ut ne habeant lacunas nec extantes tumulos, […]"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "a hole, pit, ditch; (especially) a pool, pond",
        "an opening, cavity, hollow, cleft, chasm"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "poetic",
          "poetic"
        ],
        [
          "hole",
          "hole"
        ],
        [
          "pit",
          "pit"
        ],
        [
          "ditch",
          "ditch"
        ],
        [
          "pool",
          "pool"
        ],
        [
          "pond",
          "pond"
        ],
        [
          "opening",
          "opening"
        ],
        [
          "cavity",
          "cavity"
        ],
        [
          "hollow",
          "hollow"
        ],
        [
          "cleft",
          "cleft"
        ],
        [
          "chasm",
          "chasm"
        ]
      ],
      "qualifier": "literal; generally; generally",
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(literal, chiefly poetic) a hole, pit, ditch; (especially) a pool, pond",
        "(generally) an opening, cavity, hollow, cleft, chasm"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "declension-1",
        "poetic"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "Classical Latin",
        "Latin terms with quotations",
        "Latin terms with rare senses"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "english": "[…] and this unimportant fault, a simple defect of good reputation is repaid (made firm again) by the excuse of new-found circumstances to help a friend.",
          "ref": "c. 177 CE, Aulus Gellius, Noctes Atticae 1.3.23",
          "text": "[…], minimaque illa labes et quasi lacuna famae munimentis partarum amico utilitatium solidatur."
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "a gap, void, defect, want, loss"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "gap",
          "gap"
        ],
        [
          "void",
          "void"
        ],
        [
          "defect",
          "defect"
        ],
        [
          "want",
          "want"
        ],
        [
          "loss",
          "loss"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(figurative, rare, Classical Latin) a gap, void, defect, want, loss"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "Classical-Latin",
        "declension-1",
        "figuratively",
        "rare"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/laˈkuː.na/",
      "tags": [
        "Classical-Latin"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ɫ̪äˈkuːnä]",
      "tags": [
        "Classical-Latin"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/laˈku.na/",
      "note": "modern Italianate Ecclesiastical"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[läˈkuːnä]",
      "note": "modern Italianate Ecclesiastical"
    }
  ],
  "synonyms": [
    {
      "word": "lacūnātūra"
    },
    {
      "word": "lucūna"
    }
  ],
  "wikipedia": [
    "Alfred Ernout",
    "Antoine Meillet",
    "fr:Jacques André"
  ],
  "word": "lacuna"
}

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