"ludus" meaning in Latin

See ludus in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /ˈluː.dus/ [Classical-Latin], [ˈɫ̪uːd̪ʊs̠] [Classical-Latin], /ˈlu.dus/ (note: modern Italianate Ecclesiastical), [ˈluːd̪us] (note: modern Italianate Ecclesiastical)
Etymology: By surface analysis, deverbal of lūdō (“to play”). Etymology templates: {{surf|+deverbal|la|lūdō|t=to play}} By surface analysis, deverbal of lūdō (“to play”) Head templates: {{la-noun|lūdus<2>}} lūdus m (genitive lūdī); second declension Inflection templates: {{la-ndecl|lūdus<2>}} Forms: lūdus [canonical, masculine], lūdī [genitive], no-table-tags [table-tags], lūdus [nominative, singular], lūdī [nominative, plural], lūdī [genitive, singular], lūdōrum [genitive, plural], lūdō [dative, singular], lūdīs [dative, plural], lūdum [accusative, singular], lūdōs [accusative, plural], lūdō [ablative, singular], lūdīs [ablative, plural], lūde [singular, vocative], lūdī [plural, vocative], loidos [alternative], loedos [alternative]
  1. a school, especially a primary school Tags: declension-2 Categories (topical): Education, Schools
    Sense id: en-ludus-la-noun-TN55DbVI
  2. game, sport, play Tags: declension-2 Categories (topical): Entertainment, Games, Sports Synonyms: lūsus, iocus
    Sense id: en-ludus-la-noun-~McEQDga
  3. (in the plural) public spectacle, games, stage plays/productions Tags: declension-2, in-plural
    Sense id: en-ludus-la-noun-7FmxNyPe Categories (other): Pages with entries, Latin deverbals, Latin entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 39 2 33 1 1 20 2 2 Disambiguation of Latin deverbals: 5 5 78 5 7 Disambiguation of Latin entries with incorrect language header: 1 1 76 8 13
  4. fun Tags: declension-2
    Sense id: en-ludus-la-noun-AMQoUnT8
  5. erotic poetry or roleplay Tags: declension-2
    Sense id: en-ludus-la-noun-Z5PTlVo7 Categories (other): Latin masculine nouns in the second declension Disambiguation of Latin masculine nouns in the second declension: 11 11 17 25 36
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Hyponyms: lūdus litterārius (english: primary school, elementary school) Derived forms: lūdībrium, lūdicer, lūdiō, lūdius
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    },
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    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "lūdiō"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "lūdius"
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    },
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      ]
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      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0",
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  "pos": "noun",
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        },
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          "kind": "topical",
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          "name": "Schools",
          "orig": "la:Schools",
          "parents": [
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            "Education",
            "Buildings and structures",
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            "Applied sciences",
            "Art",
            "Fundamental",
            "Sciences",
            "Culture"
          ],
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      ],
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          "text": "Near-synonym: schola"
        }
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      ],
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      ]
    },
    {
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            "Fundamental"
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            "All topics",
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        ],
        [
          "sport",
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        [
          "play",
          "play"
        ]
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        {
          "word": "lūsus"
        },
        {
          "word": "iocus"
        }
      ],
      "tags": [
        "declension-2"
      ]
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        "(in the plural) public spectacle, games, stage plays/productions"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "declension-2",
        "in-plural"
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        "erotic poetry or roleplay"
      ],
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    {
      "ipa": "/ˈluː.dus/",
      "tags": [
        "Classical-Latin"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ˈɫ̪uːd̪ʊs̠]",
      "tags": [
        "Classical-Latin"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈlu.dus/",
      "note": "modern Italianate Ecclesiastical"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ˈluːd̪us]",
      "note": "modern Italianate Ecclesiastical"
    }
  ],
  "word": "ludus"
}
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    "Latin deverbals",
    "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 3 entries",
    "Pages with entries"
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  "derived": [
    {
      "word": "lūdībrium"
    },
    {
      "word": "lūdicer"
    },
    {
      "word": "lūdiō"
    },
    {
      "word": "lūdius"
    }
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    },
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      "form": "lūdī",
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        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "lūdōrum",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
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        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "lūdō",
      "source": "declension",
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        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "lūdīs",
      "source": "declension",
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        "dative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "lūdum",
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      ]
    },
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      "form": "lūdōs",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
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      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "lūdō",
      "source": "declension",
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        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "lūdīs",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "ablative",
        "plural"
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    },
    {
      "form": "lūde",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "singular",
        "vocative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "lūdī",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "plural",
        "vocative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "loidos",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "loedos",
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        "alternative"
      ]
    }
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      },
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    }
  ],
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    {
      "english": "primary school, elementary school",
      "word": "lūdus litterārius"
    }
  ],
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        "1": "lūdus<2>"
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  "lang": "Latin",
  "lang_code": "la",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
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        "la:Schools"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "Near-synonym: schola"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "a school, especially a primary school"
      ],
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        ],
        [
          "primary school",
          "primary school"
        ]
      ],
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      ]
    },
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        "la:Sports"
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      ],
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          "play"
        ]
      ],
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        },
        {
          "word": "iocus"
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    },
    {
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      ],
      "tags": [
        "declension-2",
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      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
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        "declension-2"
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    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "erotic poetry or roleplay"
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  ],
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    {
      "ipa": "/ˈluː.dus/",
      "tags": [
        "Classical-Latin"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ˈɫ̪uːd̪ʊs̠]",
      "tags": [
        "Classical-Latin"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈlu.dus/",
      "note": "modern Italianate Ecclesiastical"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ˈluːd̪us]",
      "note": "modern Italianate Ecclesiastical"
    }
  ],
  "word": "ludus"
}

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