"ossum" meaning in Latin

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Noun

IPA: [ˈɔs.sũː] [Classical-Latin], [ˈɔs.sum] (note: modern Italianate Ecclesiastical)
Etymology: Popular variant of os (see there for descendants). Head templates: {{la-noun|ossum<2>}} ossum n (genitive ossī); second declension Inflection templates: {{la-ndecl|ossum<2>}} Forms: ossī [genitive], no-table-tags [table-tags], ossum [nominative, singular], ossa [nominative, plural], ossī [genitive, singular], ossōrum [genitive, plural], ossō [dative, singular], ossīs [dative, plural], ossum [accusative, singular], ossa [accusative, plural], ossō [ablative, singular], ossīs [ablative, plural], ossum [singular, vocative], ossa [plural, vocative]
  1. bone (dead) Tags: declension-2, neuter
    Sense id: en-ossum-la-noun-6WroxDzL Categories (other): Latin entries with incorrect language header, Latin neuter nouns in the second declension, Pages with 2 entries Disambiguation of Latin entries with incorrect language header: 50 50 Disambiguation of Latin neuter nouns in the second declension: 50 50 Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 24 24 15 37
  2. kernel, stone (of a nut, fruit) Tags: declension-2, neuter
    Sense id: en-ossum-la-noun-9XFq4OSv Categories (other): Latin entries with incorrect language header, Latin neuter nouns in the second declension, Pages with 2 entries Disambiguation of Latin entries with incorrect language header: 50 50 Disambiguation of Latin neuter nouns in the second declension: 50 50 Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 24 24 15 37

Inflected forms

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  "etymology_text": "Popular variant of os (see there for descendants).",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "ossī",
      "tags": [
        "genitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "no-table-tags",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "la-ndecl",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ossum",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "nominative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ossa",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "nominative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ossī",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ossōrum",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ossō",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ossīs",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ossum",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ossa",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ossō",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "ablative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ossīs",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "ablative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ossum",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "singular",
        "vocative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ossa",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "plural",
        "vocative"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ossum<2>"
      },
      "expansion": "ossum n (genitive ossī); second declension",
      "name": "la-noun"
    }
  ],
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    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ossum<2>"
      },
      "name": "la-ndecl"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Latin",
  "lang_code": "la",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
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          "_dis": "50 50",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Latin entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "50 50",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Latin neuter nouns in the second declension",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "24 24 15 37",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with 2 entries",
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      ],
      "glosses": [
        "bone (dead)"
      ],
      "id": "en-ossum-la-noun-6WroxDzL",
      "links": [
        [
          "bone",
          "bone"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "declension-2",
        "neuter"
      ]
    },
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          "_dis": "50 50",
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          "_dis": "50 50",
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          "_dis": "24 24 15 37",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with 2 entries",
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          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "kernel, stone (of a nut, fruit)"
      ],
      "id": "en-ossum-la-noun-9XFq4OSv",
      "links": [
        [
          "kernel",
          "kernel"
        ],
        [
          "stone",
          "stone"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "declension-2",
        "neuter"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "[ˈɔs.sũː]",
      "tags": [
        "Classical-Latin"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ˈɔs.sum]",
      "note": "modern Italianate Ecclesiastical"
    }
  ],
  "word": "ossum"
}
{
  "categories": [
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    "Latin entries with incorrect language header",
    "Latin lemmas",
    "Latin neuter nouns",
    "Latin neuter nouns in the second declension",
    "Latin nouns",
    "Latin second declension nouns",
    "Latin terms with IPA pronunciation",
    "Old Norse determiner forms",
    "Old Norse entries with incorrect language header",
    "Old Norse non-lemma forms",
    "Pages with 2 entries",
    "Pages with entries"
  ],
  "etymology_text": "Popular variant of os (see there for descendants).",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "ossī",
      "tags": [
        "genitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "no-table-tags",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "la-ndecl",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ossum",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "nominative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ossa",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "nominative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ossī",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ossōrum",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ossō",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ossīs",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ossum",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ossa",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ossō",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "ablative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ossīs",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "ablative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ossum",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "singular",
        "vocative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ossa",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "plural",
        "vocative"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ossum<2>"
      },
      "expansion": "ossum n (genitive ossī); second declension",
      "name": "la-noun"
    }
  ],
  "inflection_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ossum<2>"
      },
      "name": "la-ndecl"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Latin",
  "lang_code": "la",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "glosses": [
        "bone (dead)"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "bone",
          "bone"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "declension-2",
        "neuter"
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "kernel, stone (of a nut, fruit)"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "kernel",
          "kernel"
        ],
        [
          "stone",
          "stone"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "declension-2",
        "neuter"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "[ˈɔs.sũː]",
      "tags": [
        "Classical-Latin"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ˈɔs.sum]",
      "note": "modern Italianate Ecclesiastical"
    }
  ],
  "word": "ossum"
}

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