"lynx" meaning in Latin

See lynx in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: [ˈlyŋks] [Classical-Latin], [ˈliŋks] (note: modern Italianate Ecclesiastical)
Etymology: From Ancient Greek λύγξ (lúnx). Etymology templates: {{der|la|grc|λύγξ}} Ancient Greek λύγξ (lúnx) Head templates: {{la-noun|lynx<3>|g=m|g2=f}} lynx m or f (genitive lyncis); third declension Inflection templates: {{la-ndecl|lynx<3>}} Forms: lyncis [genitive], no-table-tags [table-tags], lynx [nominative, singular], lyncēs [nominative, plural], lyncis [genitive, singular], lyncum [genitive, plural], lyncī [dative, singular], lyncibus [dative, plural], lyncem [accusative, singular], lyncēs [accusative, plural], lynce [ablative, singular], lyncibus [ablative, plural], lynx [singular, vocative], lyncēs [plural, vocative]
  1. A lynx Tags: declension-3, feminine, masculine

Inflected forms

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      "lang_code": "ast",
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    {
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      "lang_code": "br",
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        "borrowed"
      ],
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    {
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      "lang_code": "ca",
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        "borrowed"
      ],
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    },
    {
      "lang": "Esperanto",
      "lang_code": "eo",
      "raw_tags": [
        "borrowed"
      ],
      "word": "linko"
    },
    {
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          "lang_code": "ro",
          "raw_tags": [
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          ],
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        }
      ],
      "lang": "French",
      "lang_code": "fr",
      "raw_tags": [
        "borrowed"
      ],
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    {
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    {
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        "borrowed"
      ],
      "word": "lince"
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    {
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      "lang_code": "io",
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        "borrowed"
      ],
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    },
    {
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      "lang_code": "ia",
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        "borrowed"
      ],
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      "lang_code": "it",
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        "borrowed"
      ],
      "word": "lince"
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      "lang": "Quechua",
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      ],
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        "borrowed"
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      "lang_code": "sc",
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        "borrowed"
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      "lang_code": "gd",
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        "borrowed"
      ],
      "word": "lioncs"
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    {
      "lang": "Sicilian",
      "lang_code": "scn",
      "raw_tags": [
        "borrowed"
      ],
      "word": "linci"
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    {
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "lang_code": "es",
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        "borrowed"
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      "word": "lince"
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    {
      "lang": "Swahili",
      "lang_code": "sw",
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        "borrowed"
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      "word": "linksi"
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    {
      "lang": "Venetan",
      "lang_code": "vec",
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        "borrowed"
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        "borrowed"
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      "lang": "West Frisian",
      "lang_code": "fy",
      "raw_tags": [
        "borrowed"
      ],
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    }
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      },
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      "name": "der"
    }
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      "tags": [
        "genitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "no-table-tags",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
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      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
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      "source": "declension",
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        "singular"
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    },
    {
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      "source": "declension",
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        "plural"
      ]
    },
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      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
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      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "lyncī",
      "source": "declension",
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        "singular"
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    },
    {
      "form": "lyncibus",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "plural"
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    },
    {
      "form": "lyncem",
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        "singular"
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      "form": "lyncēs",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "plural"
      ]
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    {
      "form": "lynce",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "ablative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "lyncibus",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "ablative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "lynx",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "singular",
        "vocative"
      ]
    },
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      "form": "lyncēs",
      "source": "declension",
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        "vocative"
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    }
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      "args": {
        "1": "lynx<3>",
        "g": "m",
        "g2": "f"
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    }
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    }
  ],
  "lang": "Latin",
  "lang_code": "la",
  "pos": "noun",
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        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Latin entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [],
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        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Latin feminine nouns in the third declension",
          "parents": [],
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        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
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          "parents": [],
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        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
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        {
          "kind": "other",
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          "parents": [],
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            [
              6,
              12
            ]
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            [
              17,
              23
            ]
          ],
          "english": "The necks of the lynxes.",
          "text": "Colla lyncum.",
          "translation": "The necks of the lynxes.",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "english": "And lets the lynx and lion go.",
          "ref": "Carmina (also Odes) by Horace (Latin text with English translations)",
          "roman": "Orion hearkens to the lyre,",
          "text": "Quin et Prometheus et Pelopis parens\ndulci laborem decipitur sono\nnec curat Orion leones\naut timidos agitare lyncas\nPrometheus too and Pelops' sire\nIn listening lose the sense of woe;",
          "translation": "And lets the lynx and lion go."
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        "A lynx"
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        "masculine"
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      "ipa": "[ˈlyŋks]",
      "tags": [
        "Classical-Latin"
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    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ˈliŋks]",
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    }
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}
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      ],
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    {
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      "word": "lince"
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    {
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    {
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      "word": "lince"
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    {
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      "lang_code": "gd",
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      "name": "der"
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        "table-tags"
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      "tags": [
        "nominative",
        "plural"
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    {
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      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "singular"
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    },
    {
      "form": "lyncum",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "lyncī",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "singular"
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    },
    {
      "form": "lyncibus",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "plural"
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    },
    {
      "form": "lyncem",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "singular"
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    },
    {
      "form": "lyncēs",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "lynce",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "ablative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "lyncibus",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "ablative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "lynx",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "singular",
        "vocative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "lyncēs",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "plural",
        "vocative"
      ]
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        "1": "lynx<3>",
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      "name": "la-noun"
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  "pos": "noun",
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        "Latin entries with incorrect language header",
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        "Latin lemmas",
        "Latin masculine nouns",
        "Latin masculine nouns in the third declension",
        "Latin nouns",
        "Latin nouns with multiple genders",
        "Latin terms derived from Ancient Greek",
        "Latin terms spelled with Y",
        "Latin terms with IPA pronunciation",
        "Latin terms with usage examples",
        "Latin third declension nouns",
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              12
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              23
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          ],
          "english": "The necks of the lynxes.",
          "text": "Colla lyncum.",
          "translation": "The necks of the lynxes.",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "english": "And lets the lynx and lion go.",
          "ref": "Carmina (also Odes) by Horace (Latin text with English translations)",
          "roman": "Orion hearkens to the lyre,",
          "text": "Quin et Prometheus et Pelopis parens\ndulci laborem decipitur sono\nnec curat Orion leones\naut timidos agitare lyncas\nPrometheus too and Pelops' sire\nIn listening lose the sense of woe;",
          "translation": "And lets the lynx and lion go."
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "A lynx"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "lynx",
          "lynx#English"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "declension-3",
        "feminine",
        "masculine"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "[ˈlyŋks]",
      "tags": [
        "Classical-Latin"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ˈliŋks]",
      "note": "modern Italianate Ecclesiastical"
    }
  ],
  "word": "lynx"
}

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