obolus in Latin

IPA: [ˈɔ.bɔ.ɫʊs] [Classical-Latin], [ˈɔː.bo.lus] (note: modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) [Show additional information ▼] [Hide additional information ▲]

Head templates: {{la-noun|obolus<2>}} obolus m (genitive obolī); second declension Inflection templates: {{la-ndecl|obolus<2>}} Forms: obolī [genitive], no-table-tags [table-tags], obolus [nominative, singular], obolī [nominative, plural], obolī [genitive, singular], obolōrum [genitive, plural], obolō [dative, singular], obolīs [dative, plural], obolum [accusative, singular], obolōs [accusative, plural], obolō [ablative, singular], obolīs [ablative, plural], obole [singular, vocative], obolī [plural, vocative]

Inflected forms

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  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "obolī",
      "links": [
        [
          "obolī",
          "oboli"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "genitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "no-table-tags",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "la-ndecl",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "obolus",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "nominative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "obolī",
      "links": [
        [
          "obolī",
          "oboli#Latin"
        ]
      ],
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "nominative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "obolī",
      "links": [
        [
          "obolī",
          "oboli#Latin"
        ]
      ],
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "obolōrum",
      "links": [
        [
          "obolōrum",
          "obolorum#Latin"
        ]
      ],
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      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "obolō",
      "links": [
        [
          "obolō",
          "obolo#Latin"
        ]
      ],
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "obolīs",
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          "obolīs",
          "obolis#Latin"
        ]
      ],
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "obolum",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "obolōs",
      "links": [
        [
          "obolōs",
          "obolos#Latin"
        ]
      ],
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "obolō",
      "links": [
        [
          "obolō",
          "obolo#Latin"
        ]
      ],
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "ablative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "obolīs",
      "links": [
        [
          "obolīs",
          "obolis#Latin"
        ]
      ],
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "ablative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "obole",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "singular",
        "vocative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "obolī",
      "links": [
        [
          "obolī",
          "oboli#Latin"
        ]
      ],
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "plural",
        "vocative"
      ]
    }
  ],
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    {
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      },
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    }
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      "args": {
        "1": "obolus<2>"
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      "name": "la-ndecl"
    }
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        }
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        "obolus (Greek coin)"
      ],
      "id": "en-obolus-la-noun-s9HB8Z-f",
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        [
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          "#English"
        ]
      ],
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        "masculine"
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "weight: a sixth of a drachma or 66.5 grains, or 4.3 grams"
      ],
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        "masculine"
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      ],
      "glosses": [
        "money: one-sixth of a drachma, a small Greek coin, three cents worth"
      ],
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        "masculine"
      ]
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  ],
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    {
      "ipa": "[ˈɔ.bɔ.ɫʊs]",
      "tags": [
        "Classical-Latin"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ˈɔː.bo.lus]",
      "note": "modern Italianate Ecclesiastical"
    }
  ],
  "word": "obolus"
}

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    "Latin lemmas",
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    "Latin second declension nouns",
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    },
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      ]
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      "form": "obolus",
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    },
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      "form": "obolī",
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        [
          "obolī",
          "oboli#Latin"
        ]
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        "plural"
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        [
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        "singular"
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        [
          "obolōrum",
          "obolorum#Latin"
        ]
      ],
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        "genitive",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "obolō",
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          "obolo#Latin"
        ]
      ],
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        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
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          "obolīs",
          "obolis#Latin"
        ]
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        "dative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "obolum",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "singular"
      ]
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    {
      "form": "obolōs",
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          "obolōs",
          "obolos#Latin"
        ]
      ],
      "source": "declension",
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        "accusative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "obolō",
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        [
          "obolō",
          "obolo#Latin"
        ]
      ],
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        "ablative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
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      "form": "obolīs",
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        [
          "obolīs",
          "obolis#Latin"
        ]
      ],
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      "tags": [
        "ablative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "obole",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "singular",
        "vocative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "obolī",
      "links": [
        [
          "obolī",
          "oboli#Latin"
        ]
      ],
      "source": "declension",
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        "plural",
        "vocative"
      ]
    }
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      },
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    }
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  "pos": "noun",
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        "obolus (Greek coin)"
      ],
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          "obolus",
          "#English"
        ]
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      ],
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        "declension-2",
        "masculine"
      ]
    },
    {
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        "money: one-sixth of a drachma, a small Greek coin, three cents worth"
      ],
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          "drachma"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
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        "masculine"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "[ˈɔ.bɔ.ɫʊs]",
      "tags": [
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      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ˈɔː.bo.lus]",
      "note": "modern Italianate Ecclesiastical"
    }
  ],
  "word": "obolus"
}

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"obolus" meaning in Latin

Noun

Inflected forms