"lemures" meaning in Latin

See lemures in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: [ˈɫɛ.mʊ.reːs] [Classical-Latin], [ˈlɛː.mu.res] (note: modern Italianate Ecclesiastical)
Etymology: According to De Vaan, from a substrate source along with Ancient Greek Λᾰ́μῐᾰ (Lắmĭă), possibly Etruscan or Anatolian. The two words may have existed as a late Proto-Indo-European stem *lem- (“ghost, nocturnal spirit”). Etymology templates: {{der|la|qfa-sub|-}} substrate, {{cog|grc|Λᾰ́μῐᾰ}} Ancient Greek Λᾰ́μῐᾰ (Lắmĭă), {{der|la|ett|-}} Etruscan, {{der|la|ine-ana|-}} Anatolian, {{der|la|ine-pro|-}} Proto-Indo-European Head templates: {{la-noun|lemurēs<3.pl>|g=m}} lemurēs m pl (genitive lemurum); third declension Inflection templates: {{la-ndecl|lemurēs<3.pl>}} Forms: lemurēs [canonical, masculine, plural], lemurum [genitive], no-table-tags [table-tags], lemurēs [nominative, plural], lemurum [genitive, plural], lemuribus [dative, plural], lemurēs [accusative, plural], lemuribus [ablative, plural], lemurēs [plural, vocative]
  1. (Roman mythology) shades, ghosts of the departed Tags: Roman, declension-3
    Sense id: en-lemures-la-noun-WRDzRDyF Categories (other): Roman mythology, Latin masculine nouns in the third declension Disambiguation of Latin masculine nouns in the third declension: 49 51 Topics: human-sciences, mysticism, mythology, philosophy, sciences
  2. (mythology) ghosts, spectres Tags: declension-3
    Sense id: en-lemures-la-noun-mgPBdTTb Categories (other): Mythological creatures, Latin entries with incorrect language header, Latin masculine nouns in the third declension, Latin pluralia tantum Disambiguation of Latin entries with incorrect language header: 23 77 Disambiguation of Latin masculine nouns in the third declension: 49 51 Disambiguation of Latin pluralia tantum: 22 78 Topics: human-sciences, mysticism, mythology, philosophy, sciences
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: phasma
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      "lang_code": "en",
      "word": "lemur"
    },
    {
      "lang": "English",
      "lang_code": "en",
      "word": "lemures"
    },
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      "lang": "French",
      "lang_code": "fr",
      "word": "lémur"
    },
    {
      "lang": "French",
      "lang_code": "fr",
      "word": "lémure"
    },
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    }
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      "_dis1": "0 0",
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      "ipa": "[ˈɫɛ.mʊ.reːs]",
      "tags": [
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      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ˈlɛː.mu.res]",
      "note": "modern Italianate Ecclesiastical"
    }
  ],
  "word": "lemures"
}
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    "Latin terms derived from Anatolian languages",
    "Latin terms derived from Etruscan",
    "Latin terms derived from Proto-Indo-European",
    "Latin terms derived from substrate languages",
    "Latin terms with IPA pronunciation",
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}

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