"major" meaning in Latin

See major in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

IPA: [ˈmaj.jɔr] [Classical-Latin], [ˈmaː.jor] (note: modern Italianate Ecclesiastical)
Head templates: {{la-adj-comp|major|positive=magnus}} major (comparative, neuter majus, positive magnus); third declension Inflection templates: {{la-adecl|major}} Forms: majus [neuter], magnus [positive], no-table-tags [table-tags], major [feminine, masculine, nominative, singular], majus [neuter, nominative, singular], majōrēs [feminine, masculine, nominative, plural], majōra [neuter, nominative, plural], majōris [feminine, genitive, masculine, neuter, singular], majōrum [feminine, genitive, masculine, neuter, plural], majōrī [dative, feminine, masculine, neuter, singular], majōribus [dative, feminine, masculine, neuter, plural], majōrem [accusative, feminine, masculine, singular], majus [accusative, neuter, singular], majōrēs [accusative, feminine, masculine, plural], majōrīs [accusative, feminine, masculine, plural], majōra [accusative, neuter, plural], majōre [ablative, feminine, masculine, neuter, singular], majōrī [ablative, feminine, masculine, neuter, singular], majōribus [ablative, feminine, masculine, neuter, plural], major [feminine, masculine, singular, vocative], majus [neuter, singular, vocative], majōrēs [feminine, masculine, plural, vocative], majōra [neuter, plural, vocative]
  1. alternative spelling of maior Tags: alt-of, alternative, comparative, declension-3 Alternative form of: maior
    Sense id: en-major-la-adj-1LDVczCs Categories (other): Latin entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 13 entries, Pages with entries

Inflected forms

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  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "majus",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "magnus",
      "tags": [
        "positive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "no-table-tags",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "la-adecl",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "major",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "masculine",
        "nominative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "majus",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "neuter",
        "nominative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "majōrēs",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "masculine",
        "nominative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "majōra",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "neuter",
        "nominative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "majōris",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "genitive",
        "masculine",
        "neuter",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "majōrum",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "genitive",
        "masculine",
        "neuter",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "majōrī",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "feminine",
        "masculine",
        "neuter",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "majōribus",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "feminine",
        "masculine",
        "neuter",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "majōrem",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "feminine",
        "masculine",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "majus",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "neuter",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "majōrēs",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "feminine",
        "masculine",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "majōrīs",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "feminine",
        "masculine",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "majōra",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "neuter",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "majōre",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "ablative",
        "feminine",
        "masculine",
        "neuter",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "majōrī",
      "source": "inflection",
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        "ablative",
        "feminine",
        "masculine",
        "neuter",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "majōribus",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "ablative",
        "feminine",
        "masculine",
        "neuter",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "major",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "masculine",
        "singular",
        "vocative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "majus",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "neuter",
        "singular",
        "vocative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "majōrēs",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "masculine",
        "plural",
        "vocative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "majōra",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "neuter",
        "plural",
        "vocative"
      ]
    }
  ],
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    {
      "args": {
        "1": "major",
        "positive": "magnus"
      },
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      "name": "la-adj-comp"
    }
  ],
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    {
      "args": {
        "1": "major"
      },
      "name": "la-adecl"
    }
  ],
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  "lang_code": "la",
  "pos": "adj",
  "senses": [
    {
      "alt_of": [
        {
          "word": "maior"
        }
      ],
      "categories": [
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Latin entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with 13 entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with entries",
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          "source": "w"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "alternative spelling of maior"
      ],
      "id": "en-major-la-adj-1LDVczCs",
      "links": [
        [
          "maior",
          "maior#Latin"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "alt-of",
        "alternative",
        "comparative",
        "declension-3"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "[ˈmaj.jɔr]",
      "tags": [
        "Classical-Latin"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ˈmaː.jor]",
      "note": "modern Italianate Ecclesiastical"
    }
  ],
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}
{
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    "Pages with entries",
    "sv:Military ranks"
  ],
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      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "magnus",
      "tags": [
        "positive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "no-table-tags",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "la-adecl",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "major",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "masculine",
        "nominative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "majus",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "neuter",
        "nominative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "majōrēs",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "masculine",
        "nominative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "majōra",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "neuter",
        "nominative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "majōris",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "genitive",
        "masculine",
        "neuter",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "majōrum",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "genitive",
        "masculine",
        "neuter",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "majōrī",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "feminine",
        "masculine",
        "neuter",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "majōribus",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "feminine",
        "masculine",
        "neuter",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "majōrem",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "feminine",
        "masculine",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "majus",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "neuter",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "majōrēs",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "feminine",
        "masculine",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
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      "form": "majōrīs",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "feminine",
        "masculine",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "majōra",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "neuter",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "majōre",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "ablative",
        "feminine",
        "masculine",
        "neuter",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "majōrī",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "ablative",
        "feminine",
        "masculine",
        "neuter",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "majōribus",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "ablative",
        "feminine",
        "masculine",
        "neuter",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "major",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "masculine",
        "singular",
        "vocative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "majus",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "neuter",
        "singular",
        "vocative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "majōrēs",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "masculine",
        "plural",
        "vocative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "majōra",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "neuter",
        "plural",
        "vocative"
      ]
    }
  ],
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    {
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        "1": "major",
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      },
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      "name": "la-adj-comp"
    }
  ],
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      "args": {
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      },
      "name": "la-adecl"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Latin",
  "lang_code": "la",
  "pos": "adj",
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        {
          "word": "maior"
        }
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        "Latin 2-syllable words",
        "Latin comparative adjectives",
        "Latin entries with incorrect language header",
        "Latin non-lemma forms",
        "Latin terms spelled with J",
        "Latin terms with IPA pronunciation",
        "Pages with 13 entries",
        "Pages with entries"
      ],
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      ],
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          "maior",
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        ]
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      ]
    }
  ],
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    {
      "ipa": "[ˈmaj.jɔr]",
      "tags": [
        "Classical-Latin"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ˈmaː.jor]",
      "note": "modern Italianate Ecclesiastical"
    }
  ],
  "word": "major"
}

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