"maior" meaning in Latin

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Adjective

IPA: [ˈmaj.jɔr] [Classical-Latin], [ˈmaː.jor] (note: modern Italianate Ecclesiastical)
Etymology: From Proto-Italic *magjōs, from Proto-Indo-European *méǵh₂yōs, from *meǵh₂- (“great”) + *-yōs (comparative suffix). Etymology templates: {{inh|la|itc-pro|*magjōs}} Proto-Italic *magjōs, {{inh|la|ine-pro|*méǵh₂yōs}} Proto-Indo-European *méǵh₂yōs, {{af|ine-pro|*meǵh₂-|*-yōs|nocat=1|pos2=comparative suffix|t1=great}} *meǵh₂- (“great”) + *-yōs (comparative suffix) Head templates: {{la-adj-comp|maior|sup=maximus|sup2=maxumus}} maior (comparative, neuter maius, superlative maximus or maxumus); third declension Inflection templates: {{la-adecl|maior<3-C+.loc>}} Forms: maius [neuter], maximus [superlative], maxumus [superlative], no-table-tags [table-tags], maior [feminine, masculine, nominative, singular], maius [neuter, nominative, singular], maiōrēs [feminine, masculine, nominative, plural], maiōra [neuter, nominative, plural], maiōris [feminine, genitive, masculine, neuter, singular], maiōrum [feminine, genitive, masculine, neuter, plural], maiōrī [dative, feminine, masculine, neuter, singular], maiōribus [dative, feminine, masculine, neuter, plural], maiōrem [accusative, feminine, masculine, singular], maius [accusative, neuter, singular], maiōrēs [accusative, feminine, masculine, plural], maiōrīs [accusative, feminine, masculine, plural], maiōra [accusative, neuter, plural], maiōre [ablative, feminine, masculine, neuter, singular], maiōrī [ablative, feminine, masculine, neuter, singular], maiōribus [ablative, feminine, masculine, neuter, plural], maior [feminine, masculine, singular, vocative], maius [neuter, singular, vocative], maiōrēs [feminine, masculine, plural, vocative], maiōra [neuter, plural, vocative], maiōre [feminine, locative, masculine, neuter, singular], maiōrī [feminine, locative, masculine, neuter, singular], maiōribus [feminine, locative, masculine, neuter, plural], major [alternative], maiior [alternative]
  1. comparative degree of magnus Tags: comparative, declension-3, form-of Form of: magnus Derived forms: maiestās [noun], maiusculus [diminutive]
    Sense id: en-maior-la-adj-4i~35Zzp Categories (other): Pages with 5 entries, Pages with entries, Latin entries with incorrect language header, Latin masculine nouns in the third declension Disambiguation of Pages with 5 entries: 2 12 17 8 1 10 0 16 6 0 12 8 9 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 1 11 18 8 0 10 0 16 6 0 11 9 9 Disambiguation of Latin entries with incorrect language header: 68 30 2 Disambiguation of Latin masculine nouns in the third declension: 38 39 23
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
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Noun

IPA: [ˈmaj.jɔr] [Classical-Latin], [ˈmaː.jor] (note: modern Italianate Ecclesiastical)
Etymology: From Proto-Italic *magjōs, from Proto-Indo-European *méǵh₂yōs, from *meǵh₂- (“great”) + *-yōs (comparative suffix). Etymology templates: {{inh|la|itc-pro|*magjōs}} Proto-Italic *magjōs, {{inh|la|ine-pro|*méǵh₂yōs}} Proto-Indo-European *méǵh₂yōs, {{af|ine-pro|*meǵh₂-|*-yōs|nocat=1|pos2=comparative suffix|t1=great}} *meǵh₂- (“great”) + *-yōs (comparative suffix) Head templates: {{la-noun|maior<3>}} maior m (genitive maiōris); third declension Inflection templates: {{la-ndecl|maior<3>}} Forms: maiōris [genitive], no-table-tags [table-tags], maior [nominative, singular], maiōrēs [nominative, plural], maiōris [genitive, singular], maiōrum [genitive, plural], maiōrī [dative, singular], maiōribus [dative, plural], maiōrem [accusative, singular], maiōrēs [accusative, plural], maiōre [ablative, singular], maiōribus [ablative, plural], maior [singular, vocative], maiōrēs [plural, vocative], major [alternative], maiior [alternative]
  1. (in the plural) ancestors, forefathers; advanced in years, the aged; the elders Tags: declension-3, in-plural, masculine
    Sense id: en-maior-la-noun-8KY-Lhq3 Categories (other): Latin masculine nouns in the third declension Disambiguation of Latin masculine nouns in the third declension: 38 39 23
  2. (Medieval Latin) A mayor (a leader of a city or town). Tags: Medieval-Latin, declension-3, masculine
    Sense id: en-maior-la-noun-PFz7n9HG Categories (other): Medieval Latin, Latin masculine nouns in the third declension Disambiguation of Latin masculine nouns in the third declension: 38 39 23
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Categories (other): Size Disambiguation of Size: 0 0 0

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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          "text": "Quamquam Africanus maiorem laudem meo iudicio assequebatur.",
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    },
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      "form": "maior",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "singular",
        "vocative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "maiōrēs",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "plural",
        "vocative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "major",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "maiior",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "maior<3>"
      },
      "expansion": "maior m (genitive maiōris); third declension",
      "name": "la-noun"
    }
  ],
  "inflection_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "maior<3>"
      },
      "name": "la-ndecl"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Latin",
  "lang_code": "la",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "Latin terms with quotations"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "english": "Therefore Ennius, who composed these poems, although a man from Rudiae, our ancestors granted him citizenship.",
          "ref": "106 BCE – 43 BCE, Cicero, Pro Archia Poeta Oratio line 284",
          "text": "Ergo illum, qui haec fecerat, Rudinum hominem, maiores nostri in civitatem receperunt.",
          "translation": "Therefore Ennius, who composed these poems, although a man from Rudiae, our ancestors granted him citizenship.",
          "type": "quotation"
        },
        {
          "ref": "8 CE, Ovid, Fasti 5.73–74",
          "text": "‘hinc sua maiōrēs tribuisse vocābula Maiō\ntangor et aetātī cōnsuluisse suae.’\n‘‘Because of this, the ancestors granted their name to May,\nI have come to grasp, and in regard to their own old age.’’\n(The muse Urania claims that the month of May honors the ‘‘maiōrēs’’ – ‘‘ancestors’’ or ‘‘elders’’.)",
          "type": "quotation"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "ancestors, forefathers; advanced in years, the aged; the elders"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "ancestor",
          "ancestor"
        ],
        [
          "forefathers",
          "forefathers"
        ],
        [
          "advanced",
          "advanced"
        ],
        [
          "years",
          "years"
        ],
        [
          "aged",
          "aged"
        ],
        [
          "elders",
          "elders"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(in the plural) ancestors, forefathers; advanced in years, the aged; the elders"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "declension-3",
        "in-plural",
        "masculine"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "Medieval Latin"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "A mayor (a leader of a city or town)."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "mayor",
          "mayor"
        ],
        [
          "leader",
          "leader#English"
        ],
        [
          "city",
          "city#English"
        ],
        [
          "town",
          "town#English"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(Medieval Latin) A mayor (a leader of a city or town)."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "Medieval-Latin",
        "declension-3",
        "masculine"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "[ˈmaj.jɔr]",
      "tags": [
        "Classical-Latin"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ˈmaː.jor]",
      "note": "modern Italianate Ecclesiastical"
    }
  ],
  "word": "maior"
}

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