"plexus" meaning in Latin

See plexus in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: [ˈpɫɛk.sʊs] [Classical-Latin], [ˈplɛk.sus] (note: modern Italianate Ecclesiastical)
Etymology: From plectō (“to plait, braid, interweave”) + -tus (action noun suffix). Etymology templates: {{af|la|plectō|-tus|id2=action noun|pos2=action noun suffix|t1=to plait, braid, interweave}} plectō (“to plait, braid, interweave”) + -tus (action noun suffix) Head templates: {{la-noun|plexus<4>}} plexus m (genitive plexūs); fourth declension Inflection templates: {{la-ndecl|plexus<4>}} Forms: plexūs [genitive], no-table-tags [table-tags], plexus [nominative, singular], plexūs [nominative, plural], plexūs [genitive, singular], plexuum [genitive, plural], plexuī [dative, singular], plexibus [dative, plural], plexum [accusative, singular], plexūs [accusative, plural], plexū [ablative, singular], plexibus [ablative, plural], plexus [singular, vocative], plexūs [plural, vocative]
  1. (poetic) a twining, plaiting, braid Tags: declension-4, masculine, poetic
    Sense id: en-plexus-la-noun-67Ol9U9y
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Verb

IPA: [ˈpɫɛk.sʊs] [Classical-Latin], [ˈplɛk.sus] (note: modern Italianate Ecclesiastical)
Etymology: Perfect passive participle of plectō (“to plait, braid, interweave”). Head templates: {{la-part|plexus}} plexus (feminine plexa, neuter plexum); first/second-declension participle Inflection templates: {{la-adecl|plexus}} Forms: plexa [feminine], plexum [neuter], no-table-tags [table-tags], plexus [masculine, nominative, singular], plexa [feminine, nominative, singular], plexum [neuter, nominative, singular], plexī [masculine, nominative, plural], plexae [feminine, nominative, plural], plexa [neuter, nominative, plural], plexī [genitive, masculine, singular], plexae [feminine, genitive, singular], plexī [genitive, neuter, singular], plexōrum [genitive, masculine, plural], plexārum [feminine, genitive, plural], plexōrum [genitive, neuter, plural], plexō [dative, masculine, singular], plexae [dative, feminine, singular], plexō [dative, neuter, singular], plexīs [dative, feminine, masculine, neuter, plural], plexum [accusative, masculine, singular], plexam [accusative, feminine, singular], plexum [accusative, neuter, singular], plexōs [accusative, masculine, plural], plexās [accusative, feminine, plural], plexa [accusative, neuter, plural], plexō [ablative, masculine, singular], plexā [ablative, feminine, singular], plexō [ablative, neuter, singular], plexīs [ablative, feminine, masculine, neuter, plural], plexe [masculine, singular, vocative], plexa [feminine, singular, vocative], plexum [neuter, singular, vocative], plexī [masculine, plural, vocative], plexae [feminine, plural, vocative], plexa [neuter, plural, vocative]
  1. perfect passive participle of plectō Tags: declension-1, declension-2, form-of, participle, passive, perfect Form of: plectō
    Sense id: en-plexus-la-verb-2caFUBwH Categories (other): Pages with 4 entries, Pages with entries, Latin entries with incorrect language header, Latin masculine nouns in the fourth declension, Latin terms suffixed with -tus (action noun) Disambiguation of Pages with 4 entries: 27 11 4 13 27 2 11 6 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 21 14 5 17 21 1 14 7 Disambiguation of Latin entries with incorrect language header: 9 57 34 Disambiguation of Latin masculine nouns in the fourth declension: 30 42 27 Disambiguation of Latin terms suffixed with -tus (action noun): 7 56 37
  2. (pre-classical) involved, intricate, entangled, ambiguous Tags: declension-1, declension-2, form-of, participle, passive, perfect Form of: plectō (extra: to plait, braid, interweave)
    Sense id: en-plexus-la-verb-XtS39UHt Categories (other): Old Latin
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Inflected forms

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  "etymology_number": 1,
  "etymology_text": "Perfect passive participle of plectō (“to plait, braid, interweave”).",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "plexa",
      "head_nr": 1,
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "plexum",
      "head_nr": 1,
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "no-table-tags",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "la-adecl",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "plexus",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "masculine",
        "nominative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "plexa",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "nominative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "plexum",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "neuter",
        "nominative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "plexī",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "masculine",
        "nominative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "plexae",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "nominative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "plexa",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "neuter",
        "nominative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "plexī",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "masculine",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "plexae",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "genitive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "plexī",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "neuter",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "plexōrum",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "masculine",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "plexārum",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "genitive",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "plexōrum",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "neuter",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "plexō",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "masculine",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "plexae",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "feminine",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "plexō",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "neuter",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "plexīs",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "feminine",
        "masculine",
        "neuter",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "plexum",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "masculine",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "plexam",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "feminine",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "plexum",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "neuter",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "plexōs",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "masculine",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "plexās",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "feminine",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "plexa",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "neuter",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "plexō",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "ablative",
        "masculine",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "plexā",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "ablative",
        "feminine",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "plexō",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "ablative",
        "neuter",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "plexīs",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "ablative",
        "feminine",
        "masculine",
        "neuter",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "plexe",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "masculine",
        "singular",
        "vocative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "plexa",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "singular",
        "vocative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "plexum",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "neuter",
        "singular",
        "vocative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "plexī",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "masculine",
        "plural",
        "vocative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "plexae",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "plural",
        "vocative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "plexa",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "neuter",
        "plural",
        "vocative"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "plexus"
      },
      "expansion": "plexus (feminine plexa, neuter plexum); first/second-declension participle",
      "name": "la-part"
    }
  ],
  "inflection_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "plexus"
      },
      "name": "la-adecl"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Latin",
  "lang_code": "la",
  "pos": "verb",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "_dis": "27 11 4 13 27 2 11 6",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with 4 entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "21 14 5 17 21 1 14 7",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "9 57 34",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Latin entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "30 42 27",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Latin masculine nouns in the fourth declension",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "7 56 37",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Latin terms suffixed with -tus (action noun)",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "form_of": [
        {
          "word": "plectō"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "perfect passive participle of plectō"
      ],
      "head_nr": 1,
      "id": "en-plexus-la-verb-2caFUBwH",
      "links": [
        [
          "plectō",
          "plecto#Latin"
        ]
      ],
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        "declension-1",
        "declension-2",
        "form-of",
        "participle",
        "passive",
        "perfect"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Old Latin",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        }
      ],
      "form_of": [
        {
          "extra": "to plait, braid, interweave",
          "word": "plectō"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "involved, intricate, entangled, ambiguous"
      ],
      "head_nr": 1,
      "id": "en-plexus-la-verb-XtS39UHt",
      "links": [
        [
          "involved",
          "involved"
        ],
        [
          "intricate",
          "intricate"
        ],
        [
          "entangled",
          "entangled"
        ],
        [
          "ambiguous",
          "ambiguous"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(pre-classical) involved, intricate, entangled, ambiguous"
      ],
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        "declension-1",
        "declension-2",
        "form-of",
        "participle",
        "passive",
        "perfect"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "[ˈpɫɛk.sʊs]",
      "tags": [
        "Classical-Latin"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ˈplɛk.sus]",
      "note": "modern Italianate Ecclesiastical"
    }
  ],
  "word": "plexus"
}

{
  "descendants": [
    {
      "lang": "English",
      "lang_code": "en",
      "raw_tags": [
        "borrowed"
      ],
      "word": "plexus"
    },
    {
      "lang": "French",
      "lang_code": "fr",
      "raw_tags": [
        "borrowed"
      ],
      "word": "plexus"
    },
    {
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "lang_code": "es",
      "raw_tags": [
        "borrowed"
      ],
      "word": "plexo"
    },
    {
      "lang": "Translingual",
      "lang_code": "mul",
      "raw_tags": [
        "borrowed"
      ],
      "word": "Plexa"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_number": 2,
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      "args": {
        "1": "la",
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        "3": "-tus",
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        "t1": "to plait, braid, interweave"
      },
      "expansion": "plectō (“to plait, braid, interweave”) + -tus (action noun suffix)",
      "name": "af"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From plectō (“to plait, braid, interweave”) + -tus (action noun suffix).",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "plexūs",
      "head_nr": 1,
      "tags": [
        "genitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "no-table-tags",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "la-ndecl",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "plexus",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "nominative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "plexūs",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "nominative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "plexūs",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "plexuum",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "plexuī",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "plexibus",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "plexum",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "plexūs",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "plexū",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "ablative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "plexibus",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "ablative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "plexus",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "singular",
        "vocative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "plexūs",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "plural",
        "vocative"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "plexus<4>"
      },
      "expansion": "plexus m (genitive plexūs); fourth declension",
      "name": "la-noun"
    }
  ],
  "inflection_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "plexus<4>"
      },
      "name": "la-ndecl"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Latin",
  "lang_code": "la",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [],
      "glosses": [
        "a twining, plaiting, braid"
      ],
      "head_nr": 1,
      "id": "en-plexus-la-noun-67Ol9U9y",
      "links": [
        [
          "twining",
          "twining"
        ],
        [
          "plaiting",
          "plaiting"
        ],
        [
          "braid",
          "braid"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(poetic) a twining, plaiting, braid"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "declension-4",
        "masculine",
        "poetic"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "[ˈpɫɛk.sʊs]",
      "tags": [
        "Classical-Latin"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ˈplɛk.sus]",
      "note": "modern Italianate Ecclesiastical"
    }
  ],
  "word": "plexus"
}
{
  "categories": [
    "Latin 2-syllable words",
    "Latin entries with incorrect language header",
    "Latin first and second declension participles",
    "Latin fourth declension nouns",
    "Latin lemmas",
    "Latin masculine nouns",
    "Latin masculine nouns in the fourth declension",
    "Latin non-lemma forms",
    "Latin nouns",
    "Latin participles",
    "Latin perfect participles",
    "Latin terms suffixed with -tus (action noun)",
    "Latin terms with IPA pronunciation",
    "Pages with 4 entries",
    "Pages with entries",
    "Requests for quotations in Latin"
  ],
  "etymology_number": 1,
  "etymology_text": "Perfect passive participle of plectō (“to plait, braid, interweave”).",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "plexa",
      "head_nr": 1,
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "plexum",
      "head_nr": 1,
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "no-table-tags",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "la-adecl",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "plexus",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "masculine",
        "nominative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "plexa",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "nominative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "plexum",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "neuter",
        "nominative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "plexī",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "masculine",
        "nominative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "plexae",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "nominative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "plexa",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "neuter",
        "nominative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "plexī",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "masculine",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "plexae",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "genitive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "plexī",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "neuter",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "plexōrum",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "masculine",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "plexārum",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "genitive",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "plexōrum",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "neuter",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "plexō",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "masculine",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "plexae",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "feminine",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "plexō",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "neuter",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "plexīs",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "feminine",
        "masculine",
        "neuter",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "plexum",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "masculine",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "plexam",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "feminine",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "plexum",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "neuter",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "plexōs",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "masculine",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "plexās",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "feminine",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "plexa",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "neuter",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "plexō",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "ablative",
        "masculine",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "plexā",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "ablative",
        "feminine",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "plexō",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "ablative",
        "neuter",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "plexīs",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "ablative",
        "feminine",
        "masculine",
        "neuter",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "plexe",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "masculine",
        "singular",
        "vocative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "plexa",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "singular",
        "vocative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "plexum",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "neuter",
        "singular",
        "vocative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "plexī",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "masculine",
        "plural",
        "vocative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "plexae",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "plural",
        "vocative"
      ]
    },
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      "form": "plexa",
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        "vocative"
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        "1": "plexus"
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  "pos": "verb",
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        "involved, intricate, entangled, ambiguous"
      ],
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        ]
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        "(pre-classical) involved, intricate, entangled, ambiguous"
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      "ipa": "[ˈpɫɛk.sʊs]",
      "tags": [
        "Classical-Latin"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ˈplɛk.sus]",
      "note": "modern Italianate Ecclesiastical"
    }
  ],
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}

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      "form": "plexūs",
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        "genitive"
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      ]
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        "inflection-template"
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        "singular"
      ]
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    {
      "form": "plexūs",
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      ]
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      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "plexuī",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "plexibus",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
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      "source": "inflection",
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        "singular"
      ]
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      "source": "inflection",
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        "accusative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "plexū",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "ablative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "plexibus",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "ablative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "plexus",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "singular",
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      ]
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        "vocative"
      ]
    }
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    }
  ],
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        "1": "plexus<4>"
      },
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    }
  ],
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  "lang_code": "la",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "Latin poetic terms"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "a twining, plaiting, braid"
      ],
      "head_nr": 1,
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        [
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          "twining"
        ],
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          "plaiting",
          "plaiting"
        ],
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        ]
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        "(poetic) a twining, plaiting, braid"
      ],
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        "declension-4",
        "masculine",
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      ]
    }
  ],
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    {
      "ipa": "[ˈpɫɛk.sʊs]",
      "tags": [
        "Classical-Latin"
      ]
    },
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      "ipa": "[ˈplɛk.sus]",
      "note": "modern Italianate Ecclesiastical"
    }
  ],
  "word": "plexus"
}

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