"pallor" meaning in Latin

See pallor in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: [ˈpal.lɔr] [Classical-Latin], [ˈpal.lor] (note: modern Italianate Ecclesiastical)
Etymology: From palleō (“to be or look pale, blanch”) + -or, from Proto-Indo-European *pel- (“gray”). Etymology templates: {{af|la|palleō|-or|t1=to be or look pale, blanch}} palleō (“to be or look pale, blanch”) + -or, {{der|la|ine-pro|*pel-||gray}} Proto-Indo-European *pel- (“gray”) Head templates: {{la-noun|pallor<3>}} pallor m (genitive pallōris); third declension Inflection templates: {{la-ndecl|pallor<3>}} Forms: pallōris [genitive], no-table-tags [table-tags], pallor [nominative, singular], pallōrēs [nominative, plural], pallōris [genitive, singular], pallōrum [genitive, plural], pallōrī [dative, singular], pallōribus [dative, plural], pallōrem [accusative, singular], pallōrēs [accusative, plural], pallōre [ablative, singular], pallōribus [ablative, plural], pallor [singular, vocative], pallōrēs [plural, vocative]
  1. a pale color, paleness, wanness, pallor Tags: declension-3, masculine Synonyms (paleness): aurūgō
    Sense id: en-pallor-la-noun-blpCrJTG Categories (other): Latin masculine nouns in the third declension Disambiguation of Latin masculine nouns in the third declension: 16 22 19 16 27 Disambiguation of 'paleness': 100 0 0 0 0
  2. (by extension) mustiness, moldiness, mildew Tags: broadly, declension-3, masculine Synonyms (mildew): rōbīgō
    Sense id: en-pallor-la-noun-2vVf3wZn Categories (other): Latin entries with incorrect language header, Latin masculine nouns in the third declension, Latin terms suffixed with -or Disambiguation of Latin entries with incorrect language header: 17 32 26 18 8 Disambiguation of Latin masculine nouns in the third declension: 16 22 19 16 27 Disambiguation of Latin terms suffixed with -or: 14 29 19 16 22 Disambiguation of 'mildew': 1 85 2 1 12
  3. (by extension) dimness, faintness Tags: broadly, declension-3, masculine
    Sense id: en-pallor-la-noun-PEw0D1wP Categories (other): Latin masculine nouns in the third declension Disambiguation of Latin masculine nouns in the third declension: 16 22 19 16 27
  4. (by extension) a disagreeable color or shape, unsightliness Tags: broadly, declension-3, masculine
    Sense id: en-pallor-la-noun-tiJ31V4I Categories (other): Latin masculine nouns in the third declension Disambiguation of Latin masculine nouns in the third declension: 16 22 19 16 27
  5. (figuratively) alarm, terror Tags: declension-3, figuratively, masculine
    Sense id: en-pallor-la-noun-Tron0zS2 Categories (other): Latin masculine nouns in the third declension Disambiguation of Latin masculine nouns in the third declension: 16 22 19 16 27
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: pallēns, palleō, pallēscō, pallidulus, pallidus

Inflected forms

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      "lang_code": "en",
      "raw_tags": [
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      ],
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    },
    {
      "lang": "French",
      "lang_code": "fr",
      "word": "pâleur"
    },
    {
      "lang": "Galician",
      "lang_code": "gl",
      "word": "balor"
    },
    {
      "lang": "Italian",
      "lang_code": "it",
      "word": "pallore"
    },
    {
      "lang": "Occitan",
      "lang_code": "oc",
      "word": "pallor"
    },
    {
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "lang_code": "pt",
      "word": "bolor"
    },
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      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "lang_code": "pt",
      "word": "palor"
    },
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      "lang_code": "es",
      "word": "palor"
    }
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    }
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      "source": "declension",
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        "table-tags"
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      ]
    },
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        "singular"
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      "links": [
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          "pallōrēs",
          "pallores#Latin"
        ]
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          "pallōrī",
          "pallori#Latin"
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          "pallōribus",
          "palloribus#Latin"
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        "singular"
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          "pallōrēs",
          "pallores#Latin"
        ]
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        "accusative",
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    },
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          "pallōre",
          "pallore#Latin"
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      ],
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "ablative",
        "singular"
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    },
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      "form": "pallōribus",
      "links": [
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          "pallōribus",
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      "source": "declension",
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        "ablative",
        "plural"
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    },
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      "form": "pallor",
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        "singular",
        "vocative"
      ]
    },
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          "pallōrēs",
          "pallores#Latin"
        ]
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        "vocative"
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  ],
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    }
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  "pos": "noun",
  "related": [
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "pallēns"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "palleō"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "pallēscō"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "pallidulus"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "pallidus"
    }
  ],
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    {
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        {
          "_dis": "16 22 19 16 27",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Latin masculine nouns in the third declension",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
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          "ref": "29 BCE – 19 BCE, Vergilius, Aeneis 4.499",
          "text": "Haec effāta silet, pallor simul occupat ōra.",
          "translation": "Having spoken these [words], [Dido] falls silent, while pallor overspreads her face.\n(Although Dido appeared hopeful in line 477, now her pallid complexion portends her suicidal intent.)",
          "type": "quotation"
        },
        {
          "english": "His pallor departs, and they see sudden vigor in his body.\n(Triptolemus, child of Celeus and Metanira, is healed by the goddess Ceres.)",
          "ref": "8 CE, Ovidius, Fasti 4.541",
          "text": "pallor abit, subitāsque vident in corpore vīrēs",
          "translation": "His pallor departs, and they see sudden vigor in his body.\n(Triptolemus, child of Celeus and Metanira, is healed by the goddess Ceres.)",
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        }
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      ],
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        ],
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          "paleness",
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        ],
        [
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          "wanness"
        ],
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          "pallor",
          "#English"
        ]
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        }
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      ]
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          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
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          "_dis": "14 29 19 16 22",
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          "name": "Latin terms suffixed with -or",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
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      "id": "en-pallor-la-noun-2vVf3wZn",
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      ],
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          "_dis1": "1 85 2 1 12",
          "sense": "mildew",
          "word": "rōbīgō"
        }
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      ],
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  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "[ˈpal.lɔr]",
      "tags": [
        "Classical-Latin"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ˈpal.lor]",
      "note": "modern Italianate Ecclesiastical"
    }
  ],
  "word": "pallor"
}
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    "Latin lemmas",
    "Latin masculine nouns",
    "Latin masculine nouns in the third declension",
    "Latin nouns",
    "Latin terms derived from Proto-Indo-European",
    "Latin terms suffixed with -or",
    "Latin terms with IPA pronunciation",
    "Latin third declension nouns",
    "Pages with 2 entries",
    "Pages with entries"
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    {
      "lang": "French",
      "lang_code": "fr",
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    },
    {
      "lang": "Galician",
      "lang_code": "gl",
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    },
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      "lang": "Italian",
      "lang_code": "it",
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    },
    {
      "lang": "Occitan",
      "lang_code": "oc",
      "word": "pallor"
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      "lang": "Portuguese",
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        "genitive"
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        "plural"
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        "genitive",
        "singular"
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        "singular"
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          "pallōrēs",
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        "plural"
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          "pallōre",
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        ]
      ],
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        "ablative",
        "singular"
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        "ablative",
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      "form": "pallor",
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        "singular",
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          "pallōrēs",
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        ]
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    },
    {
      "word": "pallēscō"
    },
    {
      "word": "pallidulus"
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    }
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        "Latin terms with quotations"
      ],
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        {
          "english": "Having spoken these [words], [Dido] falls silent, while pallor overspreads her face.\n(Although Dido appeared hopeful in line 477, now her pallid complexion portends her suicidal intent.)",
          "ref": "29 BCE – 19 BCE, Vergilius, Aeneis 4.499",
          "text": "Haec effāta silet, pallor simul occupat ōra.",
          "translation": "Having spoken these [words], [Dido] falls silent, while pallor overspreads her face.\n(Although Dido appeared hopeful in line 477, now her pallid complexion portends her suicidal intent.)",
          "type": "quotation"
        },
        {
          "english": "His pallor departs, and they see sudden vigor in his body.\n(Triptolemus, child of Celeus and Metanira, is healed by the goddess Ceres.)",
          "ref": "8 CE, Ovidius, Fasti 4.541",
          "text": "pallor abit, subitāsque vident in corpore vīrēs",
          "translation": "His pallor departs, and they see sudden vigor in his body.\n(Triptolemus, child of Celeus and Metanira, is healed by the goddess Ceres.)",
          "type": "quotation"
        }
      ],
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      ],
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          "color",
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          "paleness",
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        ],
        [
          "wanness",
          "wanness"
        ],
        [
          "pallor",
          "#English"
        ]
      ],
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        "declension-3",
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    {
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        "mustiness, moldiness, mildew"
      ],
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        [
          "mustiness",
          "mustiness"
        ],
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          "moldiness",
          "moldiness"
        ],
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          "mildew",
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        ]
      ],
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        "(by extension) mustiness, moldiness, mildew"
      ],
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        "broadly",
        "declension-3",
        "masculine"
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "dimness, faintness"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "dimness",
          "dimness"
        ],
        [
          "faintness",
          "faintness"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(by extension) dimness, faintness"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "broadly",
        "declension-3",
        "masculine"
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "a disagreeable color or shape, unsightliness"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "disagreeable",
          "disagreeable"
        ],
        [
          "shape",
          "shape"
        ],
        [
          "unsightliness",
          "unsightliness"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(by extension) a disagreeable color or shape, unsightliness"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "broadly",
        "declension-3",
        "masculine"
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "alarm, terror"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "alarm",
          "alarm"
        ],
        [
          "terror",
          "terror"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(figuratively) alarm, terror"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "declension-3",
        "figuratively",
        "masculine"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "[ˈpal.lɔr]",
      "tags": [
        "Classical-Latin"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ˈpal.lor]",
      "note": "modern Italianate Ecclesiastical"
    }
  ],
  "synonyms": [
    {
      "sense": "mildew",
      "word": "rōbīgō"
    },
    {
      "sense": "paleness",
      "word": "aurūgō"
    }
  ],
  "word": "pallor"
}

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