"laurus" meaning in Latin

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Noun

IPA: [ˈɫau̯.rʊs] [Classical-Latin], [ˈlaːu̯.rus] (note: modern Italianate Ecclesiastical)
Etymology: From Old Latin dacrus. Related to Ancient Greek δάφνη (dáphnē, “laurel”), and likely borrowed there from an Aegean or Anatolian language. Together with the rare variation δαυχμός (daukhmós) and the name δαῦκος (daûkos), used for some umbelliferous plants, Beekes derives δάφνη (dáphnē) from *dakʷ-(n-). It is possibly related to Latin lacrima, dacrima and Ancient Greek δάκρυ (dákru, “tear, resin”), themselves from *dáḱru- and this from the compound *dr̥ḱ-h₂eḱru- (eye-bitter), due to its poignancy as firewood, or its gummy sap. Traditionally, δαῦκος has been connected with δαίω (daíō, “to kindle, burn”). Etymology templates: {{der|la|itc-ola|dacrus}} Old Latin dacrus, {{cog|grc|δάφνη||laurel}} Ancient Greek δάφνη (dáphnē, “laurel”), {{cog|la|lacrima}} Latin lacrima, {{cog|grc|δάκρυ||tear, resin}} Ancient Greek δάκρυ (dákru, “tear, resin”) Head templates: {{la-noun|laurus<2>|g=f}} laurus f (genitive laurī); second declension Inflection templates: {{la-ndecl|laurus<2>|acc_pl=laurōs/laurūs}} Forms: laurī [genitive], no-table-tags [table-tags], laurus [nominative, singular], laurī [nominative, plural], laurī [genitive, singular], laurōrum [genitive, plural], laurō [dative, singular], laurīs [dative, plural], laurum [accusative, singular], laurōs [accusative, plural], laurūs [accusative, plural], laurō [ablative, singular], laurīs [ablative, plural], laure [singular, vocative], laurī [plural, vocative], daurus [alternative]
  1. laurel tree Tags: declension-2, feminine Synonyms (laurel tree): laurea
    Sense id: en-laurus-la-noun-vXJiD4JI Categories (other): Latin entries with incorrect language header, Latin feminine nouns in the second declension, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Spices and herbs, Trees Disambiguation of Latin entries with incorrect language header: 49 51 Disambiguation of Latin feminine nouns in the second declension: 52 48 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 47 53 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 52 48 Disambiguation of Spices and herbs: 53 47 Disambiguation of Trees: 68 32 Disambiguation of 'laurel tree': 80 20
  2. (metonymic) laurels; a crown of laurel Tags: declension-2, feminine, metonymically Synonyms (crown of laurel): laurea
    Sense id: en-laurus-la-noun-06nASu~- Categories (other): Latin metonyms, Latin entries with incorrect language header, Latin feminine nouns in the second declension, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Spices and herbs Disambiguation of Latin entries with incorrect language header: 49 51 Disambiguation of Latin feminine nouns in the second declension: 52 48 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 47 53 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 52 48 Disambiguation of Spices and herbs: 53 47 Disambiguation of 'crown of laurel': 25 75
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: *laurārius, laurētum, laureus, lauricomus, laurifer, lauriger, laurīnus, lauripotēns Related terms: laurea, laureātus, laureola

Inflected forms

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      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "lauricomus"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
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    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "lauriger"
    },
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    {
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      "lang_code": "ast",
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      "word": "laŭro"
    },
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      "lang_code": "it",
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      "word": "laurs"
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    },
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      "ipa": "[ˈɫau̯.rʊs]",
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      "ipa": "[ˈlaːu̯.rus]",
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    }
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    {
      "form": "laure",
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        "singular",
        "vocative"
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    },
    {
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      "args": {
        "1": "laurus<2>",
        "acc_pl": "laurōs/laurūs"
      },
      "name": "la-ndecl"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Latin",
  "lang_code": "la",
  "pos": "noun",
  "related": [
    {
      "word": "laurea"
    },
    {
      "word": "laureātus"
    },
    {
      "word": "laureola"
    }
  ],
  "senses": [
    {
      "glosses": [
        "laurel tree"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "laurel",
          "laurel"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "declension-2",
        "feminine"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "Latin metonyms"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "laurels; a crown of laurel"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "laurels",
          "laurels"
        ],
        [
          "crown",
          "crown"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(metonymic) laurels; a crown of laurel"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "declension-2",
        "feminine",
        "metonymically"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "[ˈɫau̯.rʊs]",
      "tags": [
        "Classical-Latin"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ˈlaːu̯.rus]",
      "note": "modern Italianate Ecclesiastical"
    }
  ],
  "synonyms": [
    {
      "sense": "laurel tree",
      "word": "laurea"
    },
    {
      "sense": "crown of laurel",
      "word": "laurea"
    }
  ],
  "wikipedia": [
    "Aegean language",
    "Anatolian language"
  ],
  "word": "laurus"
}

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