"pollen" meaning in Latin

See pollen in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: [ˈpɔl.lɛn] [Classical-Latin], [ˈpɔl.len] (note: modern Italianate Ecclesiastical)
Etymology: Probably from a Proto-Indo-European *pel- (“flour, dust”); compare with Ancient Greek πάλη (pálē, “the finest meal; any fine dust”), as well as pulvis (though De Vaan is skeptical of the latter link). Etymology templates: {{der|la|ine-pro|*pel-|t=flour, dust}} Proto-Indo-European *pel- (“flour, dust”), {{cog|grc|πάλη|t=the finest meal; any fine dust}} Ancient Greek πάλη (pálē, “the finest meal; any fine dust”) Head templates: {{la-noun|pollen/pollin<3.N>}} pollen n (genitive pollinis); third declension Inflection templates: {{la-ndecl|pollen/pollin<3.N>}} Forms: pollinis [genitive], no-table-tags [table-tags], pollen [nominative, singular], pollina [nominative, plural], pollinis [genitive, singular], pollinum [genitive, plural], pollinī [dative, singular], pollinibus [dative, plural], pollen [accusative, singular], pollina [accusative, plural], polline [ablative, singular], pollinibus [ablative, plural], pollen [singular, vocative], pollina [plural, vocative], pollis [alternative]
  1. (literally) flour, especially fine flour, milldust Tags: declension-3, literally, neuter
    Sense id: en-pollen-la-noun-qTRipVSL Categories (other): Latin entries with incorrect language header, Latin neuter nouns in the third declension Disambiguation of Latin entries with incorrect language header: 87 13 Disambiguation of Latin neuter nouns in the third declension: 55 45
  2. (transferred sense) the (very) fine powder or dust of other things Tags: declension-3, neuter Synonyms (transferred sense: fine powder or dust): pulvis
    Sense id: en-pollen-la-noun-KgODLhdd Categories (other): Latin neuter nouns in the third declension Disambiguation of Latin neuter nouns in the third declension: 55 45 Disambiguation of 'transferred sense: fine powder or dust': 42 58
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: polenta, pollināris [Classical-Latin], pollinārium [New-Latin], pollinārius [Classical-Latin], pollinātus [Classical-Latin], pollinicus [post-Classical], pollinium [New-Latin], pollinivorus [New-Latin], pollinōdium [New-Latin], pollinoīdēs [New-Latin], pollinōsus [New-Latin]

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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              0,
              6
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          "english": "ground pepper",
          "literal_meaning": "powder of pepper",
          "text": "pollen piperis",
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              0,
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          "english": "incense powder",
          "text": "pollen tūris",
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              11,
              17
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              24,
              30
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          "english": "to grind something into powder",
          "text": "aliquid in pollen tundere",
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        "(transferred sense) the (very) fine powder or dust of other things"
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      "note": "modern Italianate Ecclesiastical"
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        "Classical-Latin"
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      "word": "pollen"
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    {
      "form": "pollen",
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        "singular"
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      "source": "declension",
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        "nominative",
        "plural"
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      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "singular"
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      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "plural"
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        "dative",
        "singular"
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      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "pollen",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "singular"
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    },
    {
      "form": "pollina",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "plural"
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    },
    {
      "form": "polline",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "ablative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "pollinibus",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "ablative",
        "plural"
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    },
    {
      "form": "pollen",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "singular",
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    {
      "form": "pollina",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "plural",
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    {
      "form": "pollis",
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  "lang": "Latin",
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  "pos": "noun",
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        "flour, especially fine flour, milldust"
      ],
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          "flour",
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        [
          "fine",
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          "milldust",
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      "raw_glosses": [
        "(literally) flour, especially fine flour, milldust"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "declension-3",
        "literally",
        "neuter"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "Latin terms with transferred senses",
        "Latin terms with usage examples"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
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            [
              0,
              6
            ]
          ],
          "bold_text_offsets": [
            [
              0,
              6
            ]
          ],
          "english": "ground pepper",
          "literal_meaning": "powder of pepper",
          "text": "pollen piperis",
          "translation": "ground pepper",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "bold_text_offsets": [
            [
              0,
              6
            ]
          ],
          "bold_translation_offsets": [
            [
              8,
              14
            ]
          ],
          "english": "incense powder",
          "text": "pollen tūris",
          "translation": "incense powder",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "bold_text_offsets": [
            [
              11,
              17
            ]
          ],
          "bold_translation_offsets": [
            [
              24,
              30
            ]
          ],
          "english": "to grind something into powder",
          "text": "aliquid in pollen tundere",
          "translation": "to grind something into powder",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "the (very) fine powder or dust of other things"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "very",
          "very#English"
        ],
        [
          "powder",
          "powder#English"
        ],
        [
          "dust",
          "dust#English"
        ]
      ],
      "qualifier": "transferred sense",
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(transferred sense) the (very) fine powder or dust of other things"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "declension-3",
        "neuter"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "[ˈpɔl.lɛn]",
      "tags": [
        "Classical-Latin"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ˈpɔl.len]",
      "note": "modern Italianate Ecclesiastical"
    }
  ],
  "synonyms": [
    {
      "sense": "transferred sense: fine powder or dust",
      "word": "pulvis"
    }
  ],
  "word": "pollen"
}

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