"limbus" meaning in Latin

See limbus in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /ˈlim.bus/ [Classical-Latin], [ˈlʲɪmbʊs̠] [Classical-Latin], /ˈlim.bus/ (note: modern Italianate Ecclesiastical), [ˈlimbus] (note: modern Italianate Ecclesiastical)
Etymology: Uncertain. Possibly: * from Proto-Indo-European *lemb- (“to hang loosely, hang limply”), the same tentative root as Sanskrit लम्बते (lambate, “hangs down”) and English limp, a nasal-infixed form of *leb-; * or from Proto-Indo-European *len-, whence Lithuanian linta (“ribbon”) and Old Norse linnr (“whether”). Etymology templates: {{unc|la}} Uncertain, {{der|la|ine-pro|*lemb-|t=to hang loosely, hang limply}} Proto-Indo-European *lemb- (“to hang loosely, hang limply”), {{cog|sa|लम्बते|t=hangs down}} Sanskrit लम्बते (lambate, “hangs down”), {{cog|en|limp}} English limp, {{m+|ine-pro|*len-}} Proto-Indo-European *len-, {{cog|lt|linta|t=ribbon}} Lithuanian linta (“ribbon”), {{cog|non|linnr|t=whether}} Old Norse linnr (“whether”) Head templates: {{la-noun|limbus<2>}} limbus m (genitive limbī); second declension Inflection templates: {{la-ndecl|limbus<2>}} Forms: limbī [genitive], no-table-tags [table-tags], limbus [nominative, singular], limbī [nominative, plural], limbī [genitive, singular], limbōrum [genitive, plural], limbō [dative, singular], limbīs [dative, plural], limbum [accusative, singular], limbōs [accusative, plural], limbō [ablative, singular], limbīs [ablative, plural], limbe [singular, vocative], limbī [plural, vocative]
  1. A border, edge Tags: declension-2, masculine Synonyms: margō, ōra
    Sense id: en-limbus-la-noun-q5EACiBV
  2. hem, fringe, tassel Tags: declension-2, masculine Synonyms: instita, ōra, patagīum
    Sense id: en-limbus-la-noun-HzCJoLue
  3. (Ecclesiastical Latin) limbo Tags: Ecclesiastical, Latin, declension-2, masculine
    Sense id: en-limbus-la-noun-NVph6hry Categories (other): Ecclesiastical Latin, Latin entries with incorrect language header, Latin masculine nouns in the second declension, Pages with 4 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Latin entries with incorrect language header: 3 25 72 Disambiguation of Latin masculine nouns in the second declension: 19 28 53 Disambiguation of Pages with 4 entries: 9 26 65 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 9 25 66
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: limbātus

Inflected forms

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          "name": "desc"
        }
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      "text": "Catalan: llimbs, limbe"
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      "text": "English: limbus, limbo, limbic"
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      "text": "French: limbe, limbique"
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      "text": "German: Limbus"
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          "expansion": "Italian: lembo, limbo",
          "name": "desc"
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      "text": "Italian: lembo, limbo"
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        "(Ecclesiastical Latin) limbo"
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      "tags": [
        "Classical-Latin"
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      "ipa": "[ˈlʲɪmbʊs̠]",
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        "Classical-Latin"
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      "ipa": "[ˈlimbus]",
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    }
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  "pos": "noun",
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        "A border, edge"
      ],
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        [
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        ],
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      ],
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        [
          "fringe",
          "fringe"
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        [
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        {
          "word": "instita"
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          "word": "patagīum"
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        "limbo"
      ],
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        [
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          "limbo"
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        "(Ecclesiastical Latin) limbo"
      ],
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  ],
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    {
      "ipa": "/ˈlim.bus/",
      "tags": [
        "Classical-Latin"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ˈlʲɪmbʊs̠]",
      "tags": [
        "Classical-Latin"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈlim.bus/",
      "note": "modern Italianate Ecclesiastical"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ˈlimbus]",
      "note": "modern Italianate Ecclesiastical"
    }
  ],
  "word": "limbus"
}

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