"lectulus" meaning in Latin

See lectulus in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: [ˈɫɛk.tʊ.ɫʊs] [Classical-Latin], [ˈlɛk.t̪u.lus] (note: modern Italianate Ecclesiastical)
Etymology: Diminutive of lectus Head templates: {{la-noun|lectulus<2>}} lectulus m (genitive lectulī); second declension Inflection templates: {{la-ndecl|lectulus<2>}} Forms: lectulī [genitive], no-table-tags [table-tags], lectulus [nominative, singular], lectulī [nominative, plural], lectulī [genitive, singular], lectulōrum [genitive, plural], lectulō [dative, singular], lectulīs [dative, plural], lectulum [accusative, singular], lectulōs [accusative, plural], lectulō [ablative, singular], lectulīs [ablative, plural], lectule [singular, vocative], lectulī [plural, vocative]
  1. A small couch or bed Tags: declension-2, masculine
    Sense id: en-lectulus-la-noun-TxP29kFk
  2. An eating couch Tags: declension-2, masculine
    Sense id: en-lectulus-la-noun-Z8ZjVsTh Categories (other): Latin entries with incorrect language header, Latin masculine nouns in the second declension, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Latin entries with incorrect language header: 24 76 Disambiguation of Latin masculine nouns in the second declension: 42 58 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 26 74 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 12 88
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: lectīca, lectīcula, lectīcārius, lectus

Inflected forms

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    {
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "lang_code": "es",
      "word": "lecho"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "Diminutive of lectus",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "lectulī",
      "tags": [
        "genitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "no-table-tags",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "la-ndecl",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "lectulus",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "nominative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "lectulī",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "nominative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "lectulī",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "lectulōrum",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "lectulō",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "lectulīs",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "lectulum",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "lectulōs",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "lectulō",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "ablative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "lectulīs",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "ablative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "lectule",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "singular",
        "vocative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "lectulī",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "plural",
        "vocative"
      ]
    }
  ],
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    {
      "args": {
        "1": "lectulus<2>"
      },
      "expansion": "lectulus m (genitive lectulī); second declension",
      "name": "la-noun"
    }
  ],
  "inflection_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "lectulus<2>"
      },
      "name": "la-ndecl"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Latin",
  "lang_code": "la",
  "pos": "noun",
  "related": [
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "lectīca"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "lectīcula"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "lectīcārius"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "lectus"
    }
  ],
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [],
      "examples": [
        {
          "english": "Two Roman knights were found who would release you from that worry, and who would promise that they themselves, that very night, a little before dawn, would kill me in my own bed.",
          "ref": "63 BCE, Cicero, Catiline Orations Oratio in Catilinam Prima in Senatu Habita.9",
          "text": "Repertī sunt duo equitēs Rōmānī quī tē ista cūrā līberārent, et sēsē illa ipsā nocte, paulō ante lūcem, mē in meō lectulō interfectūrōs esse pollicērentur.",
          "translation": "Two Roman knights were found who would release you from that worry, and who would promise that they themselves, that very night, a little before dawn, would kill me in my own bed."
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "A small couch or bed"
      ],
      "id": "en-lectulus-la-noun-TxP29kFk",
      "links": [
        [
          "couch",
          "couch"
        ],
        [
          "bed",
          "bed"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "declension-2",
        "masculine"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "_dis": "24 76",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Latin entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "42 58",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Latin masculine nouns in the second declension",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "26 74",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with 1 entry",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "12 88",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "An eating couch"
      ],
      "id": "en-lectulus-la-noun-Z8ZjVsTh",
      "tags": [
        "declension-2",
        "masculine"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "[ˈɫɛk.tʊ.ɫʊs]",
      "tags": [
        "Classical-Latin"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ˈlɛk.t̪u.lus]",
      "note": "modern Italianate Ecclesiastical"
    }
  ],
  "word": "lectulus"
}
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    "Latin 3-syllable words",
    "Latin entries with incorrect language header",
    "Latin lemmas",
    "Latin masculine nouns",
    "Latin masculine nouns in the second declension",
    "Latin nouns",
    "Latin second declension nouns",
    "Latin terms with IPA pronunciation",
    "Pages with 1 entry",
    "Pages with entries"
  ],
  "descendants": [
    {
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "lang_code": "es",
      "word": "lecho"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "Diminutive of lectus",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "lectulī",
      "tags": [
        "genitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "no-table-tags",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "la-ndecl",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "lectulus",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "nominative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "lectulī",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "nominative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "lectulī",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "lectulōrum",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "lectulō",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "lectulīs",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "lectulum",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "lectulōs",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "lectulō",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "ablative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "lectulīs",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "ablative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "lectule",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "singular",
        "vocative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "lectulī",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "plural",
        "vocative"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "lectulus<2>"
      },
      "expansion": "lectulus m (genitive lectulī); second declension",
      "name": "la-noun"
    }
  ],
  "inflection_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "lectulus<2>"
      },
      "name": "la-ndecl"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Latin",
  "lang_code": "la",
  "pos": "noun",
  "related": [
    {
      "word": "lectīca"
    },
    {
      "word": "lectīcula"
    },
    {
      "word": "lectīcārius"
    },
    {
      "word": "lectus"
    }
  ],
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "Latin terms with quotations"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "english": "Two Roman knights were found who would release you from that worry, and who would promise that they themselves, that very night, a little before dawn, would kill me in my own bed.",
          "ref": "63 BCE, Cicero, Catiline Orations Oratio in Catilinam Prima in Senatu Habita.9",
          "text": "Repertī sunt duo equitēs Rōmānī quī tē ista cūrā līberārent, et sēsē illa ipsā nocte, paulō ante lūcem, mē in meō lectulō interfectūrōs esse pollicērentur.",
          "translation": "Two Roman knights were found who would release you from that worry, and who would promise that they themselves, that very night, a little before dawn, would kill me in my own bed."
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "A small couch or bed"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "couch",
          "couch"
        ],
        [
          "bed",
          "bed"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "declension-2",
        "masculine"
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "An eating couch"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "declension-2",
        "masculine"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "[ˈɫɛk.tʊ.ɫʊs]",
      "tags": [
        "Classical-Latin"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ˈlɛk.t̪u.lus]",
      "note": "modern Italianate Ecclesiastical"
    }
  ],
  "word": "lectulus"
}

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