"minae" meaning in Latin

See minae in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: [ˈmɪ.nae̯] [Classical-Latin], [ˈmiː.ne] (note: modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) Forms: minārum [genitive], no-table-tags [table-tags], minae [nominative, plural], minārum [genitive, plural], minīs [dative, plural], minās [accusative, plural], minīs [ablative, plural], minae [plural, vocative]
Etymology: From Proto-Italic *(eks)menā (“projection”), *menā, from Proto-Indo-European *men- (“to stand out”). Compare minor, mōns and mentum. Etymology templates: {{der|la|itc-pro|*(eks)menā|t=projection}} Proto-Italic *(eks)menā (“projection”), {{inh|la|ine-pro|*men-|t=to stand out}} Proto-Indo-European *men- (“to stand out”) Head templates: {{la-noun|minae<1>|g=f}} minae f pl (genitive minārum); first declension Inflection templates: {{la-ndecl|minae<1>}}
  1. projecting points; pinnacles; battlements; parapets Tags: declension-1, feminine, plural
    Sense id: en-minae-la-noun-hlOeCBT- Categories (other): Latin feminine nouns in the first declension, Latin pluralia tantum Disambiguation of Latin feminine nouns in the first declension: 52 48 Disambiguation of Latin pluralia tantum: 46 54
  2. (figuratively) threats; menaces; threatening perils Tags: declension-1, feminine, figuratively, plural
    Sense id: en-minae-la-noun-L-a3z-cK Categories (other): Latin entries with incorrect language header, Latin feminine nouns in the first declension, Latin pluralia tantum Disambiguation of Latin entries with incorrect language header: 38 49 5 8 Disambiguation of Latin feminine nouns in the first declension: 52 48 Disambiguation of Latin pluralia tantum: 46 54
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: minor
Etymology number: 1

Noun

IPA: [ˈmɪ.nae̯] [Classical-Latin], [ˈmiː.ne] (note: modern Italianate Ecclesiastical)
Head templates: {{head|la|noun form}} minae
  1. inflection of mina:
    genitive/dative singular
    Tags: dative, form-of, genitive, singular Form of: mina
    Sense id: en-minae-la-noun-FaMXX6Dl
  2. inflection of mina:
    nominative/vocative plural
    Tags: form-of, nominative, plural, vocative Form of: mina
    Sense id: en-minae-la-noun-3tC0exTj
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Inflected forms

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      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "minor"
    }
  ],
  "descendants": [
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      "lang": "Galician",
      "lang_code": "gl",
      "word": "amea"
    },
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      "lang_code": "it",
      "word": "mina"
    },
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      "lang_code": "it",
      "word": "mena"
    },
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      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "lang_code": "pt",
      "word": "ameia"
    },
    {
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "lang_code": "es",
      "word": "almena"
    }
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        "t": "to stand out"
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  "etymology_text": "From Proto-Italic *(eks)menā (“projection”), *menā, from Proto-Indo-European *men- (“to stand out”). Compare minor, mōns and mentum.",
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      "form": "minārum",
      "tags": [
        "genitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "no-table-tags",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
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    },
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    },
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          "_dis": "52 48",
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          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
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        {
          "_dis": "46 54",
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        "projecting points; pinnacles; battlements; parapets"
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      "tags": [
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        "feminine",
        "plural"
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    },
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "_dis": "38 49 5 8",
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          "name": "Latin entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [],
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          "_dis": "52 48",
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          "parents": [],
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        },
        {
          "_dis": "46 54",
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        {
          "english": "“[And] why must I mention the war-dangers arising from Tyre, and our brother’s threats?”\n(Anna and Dido had taken Tyrian treasures when they fled from their murderous brother Pygmalion: Aeneid 1.340-364.)",
          "ref": "29 BCE – 19 BCE, Vergilius, Aeneid 4.43-44",
          "text": "… Quid bella Tyrō surgentia dīcam, / germānīque minās?",
          "translation": "“[And] why must I mention the war-dangers arising from Tyre, and our brother’s threats?”\n(Anna and Dido had taken Tyrian treasures when they fled from their murderous brother Pygmalion: Aeneid 1.340-364.)",
          "type": "quotation"
        }
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        "threats; menaces; threatening perils"
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        [
          "menace",
          "menace"
        ],
        [
          "threatening",
          "threatening"
        ],
        [
          "peril",
          "peril"
        ]
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        "(figuratively) threats; menaces; threatening perils"
      ],
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        "plural"
      ]
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  ],
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      "ipa": "[ˈmɪ.nae̯]",
      "tags": [
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      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ˈmiː.ne]",
      "note": "modern Italianate Ecclesiastical"
    }
  ],
  "word": "minae"
}

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    {
      "ipa": "[ˈmiː.ne]",
      "note": "modern Italianate Ecclesiastical"
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    "Latin pluralia tantum",
    "Latin terms derived from Proto-Indo-European",
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      "lang_code": "it",
      "word": "mina"
    },
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      "lang_code": "it",
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      "lang_code": "pt",
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      "source": "declension",
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        "dative",
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    {
      "form": "minās",
      "source": "declension",
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        "accusative",
        "plural"
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    {
      "form": "minīs",
      "source": "declension",
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        "plural"
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        "projecting points; pinnacles; battlements; parapets"
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        {
          "english": "“[And] why must I mention the war-dangers arising from Tyre, and our brother’s threats?”\n(Anna and Dido had taken Tyrian treasures when they fled from their murderous brother Pygmalion: Aeneid 1.340-364.)",
          "ref": "29 BCE – 19 BCE, Vergilius, Aeneid 4.43-44",
          "text": "… Quid bella Tyrō surgentia dīcam, / germānīque minās?",
          "translation": "“[And] why must I mention the war-dangers arising from Tyre, and our brother’s threats?”\n(Anna and Dido had taken Tyrian treasures when they fled from their murderous brother Pygmalion: Aeneid 1.340-364.)",
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    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ˈmiː.ne]",
      "note": "modern Italianate Ecclesiastical"
    }
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