"limen" meaning in Latin

See limen in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /ˈliː.men/ [Classical-Latin], [ˈlʲiːmɛn] [Classical-Latin], /ˈli.men/ (note: modern Italianate Ecclesiastical), [ˈliːmen] (note: modern Italianate Ecclesiastical)
Etymology: Likely related to līmus (“transverse, oblique”), with the suffix -men. See also līmes. Etymology templates: {{af|la|-men}} -men Head templates: {{la-noun|līmen<3>}} līmen n (genitive līminis); third declension Inflection templates: {{la-ndecl|līmen<3>}} Forms: līmen [canonical, neuter], līminis [genitive], no-table-tags [table-tags], līmen [nominative, singular], līmina [nominative, plural], līminis [genitive, singular], līminum [genitive, plural], līminī [dative, singular], līminibus [dative, plural], līmen [accusative, singular], līmina [accusative, plural], līmine [ablative, singular], līminibus [ablative, plural], līmen [singular, vocative], līmina [plural, vocative]
  1. threshold, doorstep, sill (bottom-most part of a doorway) Tags: declension-3
    Sense id: en-limen-la-noun-sOLLsaQn Categories (other): Latin entries with incorrect language header, Latin neuter nouns in the third declension, Latin terms suffixed with -men Disambiguation of Latin entries with incorrect language header: 36 23 24 4 12 2 Disambiguation of Latin neuter nouns in the third declension: 18 8 19 16 16 22 Disambiguation of Latin terms suffixed with -men: 42 4 21 12 17 4
  2. lintel Tags: declension-3
    Sense id: en-limen-la-noun-dEVR4LfA
  3. threshold, entrance, doorway, approach; door Tags: declension-3 Synonyms: ingressus, iānua, initium, foris, porta, ingressiō, vestibulum
    Sense id: en-limen-la-noun-aJqf8eDx Categories (other): Latin neuter nouns in the third declension Disambiguation of Latin neuter nouns in the third declension: 18 8 19 16 16 22
  4. house, home, abode, dwelling Tags: declension-3
    Sense id: en-limen-la-noun-UMnortg6 Categories (other): Latin neuter nouns in the third declension Disambiguation of Latin neuter nouns in the third declension: 18 8 19 16 16 22
  5. beginning, commencement Tags: declension-3 Synonyms: initium, prīmōrdium, prīncipium, orīgō, rudīmentum, exordium
    Sense id: en-limen-la-noun-V2C2Z-aH Categories (other): Latin neuter nouns in the third declension Disambiguation of Latin neuter nouns in the third declension: 18 8 19 16 16 22
  6. end, termination Tags: declension-3
    Sense id: en-limen-la-noun--NRHF6vT Categories (other): Latin neuter nouns in the third declension Disambiguation of Latin neuter nouns in the third declension: 18 8 19 16 16 22
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: ēlīminō, Līmentīnus, līmināris, postlīminium Related terms: līmus, līmes, sublīmis

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          "word": "foris"
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          "word": "porta"
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          "word": "ingressus"
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        {
          "word": "initium"
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        {
          "word": "foris"
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        {
          "word": "porta"
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        {
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        {
          "word": "vestibulum"
        }
      ],
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    },
    {
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        [
          "house",
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        [
          "home",
          "home"
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          "abode",
          "abode"
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        [
          "dwelling",
          "dwelling"
        ]
      ],
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      ]
    },
    {
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          "word": "fīnis"
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        "beginning, commencement"
      ],
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        [
          "commencement",
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      ],
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          "word": "initium"
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        {
          "word": "prīmōrdium"
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        {
          "word": "prīncipium"
        },
        {
          "word": "orīgō"
        },
        {
          "word": "rudīmentum"
        },
        {
          "word": "exordium"
        }
      ],
      "tags": [
        "declension-3"
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "end, termination"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "end",
          "end"
        ],
        [
          "termination",
          "termination"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "declension-3"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈliː.men/",
      "tags": [
        "Classical-Latin"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ˈlʲiːmɛn]",
      "tags": [
        "Classical-Latin"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈli.men/",
      "note": "modern Italianate Ecclesiastical"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ˈliːmen]",
      "note": "modern Italianate Ecclesiastical"
    }
  ],
  "word": "limen"
}

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