See pollex in All languages combined, or Wiktionary
{
"derived": [
{
"_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
"word": "pollicāris"
},
{
"_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
"word": "*pollicāta"
}
],
"descendants": [
{
"depth": 1,
"templates": [
{
"args": {
"1": "ca",
"2": "polze"
},
"expansion": "Catalan: polze",
"name": "desc"
}
],
"text": "Catalan: polze"
},
{
"depth": 1,
"templates": [
{
"args": {
"1": "fr",
"2": "pouce"
},
"expansion": "French: pouce",
"name": "desc"
},
{
"args": {
"1": "fr",
"2": "poucier",
"der": "1",
"nolb": "1"
},
"expansion": "⇒ poucier",
"name": "desc"
}
],
"text": "French: pouce ⇒ poucier"
},
{
"depth": 2,
"templates": [
{
"args": {
"1": "scn",
"2": "puseri",
"bor": "1"
},
"expansion": "→ Sicilian: puseri",
"name": "desc"
}
],
"text": "→ Sicilian: puseri"
},
{
"depth": 1,
"templates": [
{
"args": {
"1": "it",
"2": "pollice"
},
"expansion": "Italian: pollice",
"name": "desc"
}
],
"text": "Italian: pollice"
},
{
"depth": 1,
"templates": [
{
"args": {
"1": "oc",
"2": "poce"
},
"expansion": "Occitan: poce",
"name": "desc"
}
],
"text": "Occitan: poce"
},
{
"depth": 1,
"templates": [
{
"args": {
"1": "pms",
"2": "pòle"
},
"expansion": "Piedmontese: pòle",
"name": "desc"
}
],
"text": "Piedmontese: pòle"
},
{
"depth": 1,
"templates": [
{
"args": {
"1": "rm",
"2": "polesch",
"3": "polisch",
"4": "polsch"
},
"expansion": "Romansch: polesch, polisch, polsch",
"name": "desc"
}
],
"text": "Romansch: polesch, polisch, polsch"
},
{
"depth": 1,
"templates": [
{
"args": {
"1": "sc",
"2": "póddiche",
"3": "póddighe",
"t2": "finger"
},
"expansion": "Sardinian: póddiche, póddighe (“finger”)",
"name": "desc"
}
],
"text": "Sardinian: póddiche, póddighe (“finger”)"
},
{
"depth": 1,
"templates": [
{
"args": {
"1": "cs",
"2": "pólech",
"bor": "1"
},
"expansion": "→ Czech: pólech",
"name": "desc"
}
],
"text": "→ Czech: pólech"
},
{
"depth": 1,
"templates": [
{
"args": {
"1": "en",
"2": "pollex",
"bor": "1"
},
"expansion": "→ English: pollex",
"name": "desc"
},
{
"args": {
"1": "en",
"2": "pollical",
"der": "1",
"nolb": "1"
},
"expansion": "⇒ pollical",
"name": "desc"
}
],
"text": "→ English: pollex ⇒ pollical"
},
{
"depth": 1,
"templates": [
{
"args": {
"1": "eo",
"2": "polekso",
"bor": "1"
},
"expansion": "→ Esperanto: polekso",
"name": "desc"
}
],
"text": "→ Esperanto: polekso"
},
{
"depth": 1,
"templates": [
{
"args": {
"1": "el",
"2": "πόλεξ",
"bor": "1"
},
"expansion": "→ Greek: πόλεξ (pólex)",
"name": "desc"
}
],
"text": "→ Greek: πόλεξ (pólex)"
},
{
"depth": 1,
"templates": [
{
"args": {
"1": "pt",
"2": "pólex",
"3": "pólice",
"bor": "1"
},
"expansion": "→ Portuguese: pólex, pólice",
"name": "desc"
}
],
"text": "→ Portuguese: pólex, pólice"
},
{
"depth": 1,
"templates": [
{
"args": {
"1": "ro",
"2": "police",
"bor": "1"
},
"expansion": "→ Romanian: police",
"name": "desc"
}
],
"text": "→ Romanian: police"
},
{
"depth": 1,
"templates": [
{
"args": {
"1": "es",
"2": "pólice",
"bor": "1"
},
"expansion": "→ Spanish: pólice",
"name": "desc"
}
],
"text": "→ Spanish: pólice"
}
],
"etymology_templates": [
{
"args": {
"1": "la",
"nocap": "1"
},
"expansion": "uncertain",
"name": "uncertain"
},
{
"args": {
"1": "sla-pro",
"2": "*palьcь",
"t": "thumb"
},
"expansion": "Proto-Slavic *palьcь (“thumb”)",
"name": "cog"
},
{
"args": {
"1": "la",
"2": "polleō",
"t": "to be strong"
},
"expansion": "Latin polleō (“to be strong”)",
"name": "cog"
},
{
"args": {
"1": "la",
"2": "itc-pro",
"3": "",
"4": "*por-likʰ-s",
"t": "which is licked over"
},
"expansion": "Proto-Italic *por-likʰ-s (“which is licked over”)",
"name": "inh"
},
{
"args": {
"1": "la",
"2": "ine-pro",
"3": "*per-",
"t": "through"
},
"expansion": "Proto-Indo-European *per- (“through”)",
"name": "der"
}
],
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"forms": [
{
"form": "pollicis",
"tags": [
"genitive"
]
},
{
"form": "no-table-tags",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"table-tags"
]
},
{
"form": "la-ndecl",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"inflection-template"
]
},
{
"form": "pollex",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"nominative",
"singular"
]
},
{
"form": "pollicēs",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"nominative",
"plural"
]
},
{
"form": "pollicis",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"genitive",
"singular"
]
},
{
"form": "pollicum",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"genitive",
"plural"
]
},
{
"form": "pollicī",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"dative",
"singular"
]
},
{
"form": "pollicibus",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"dative",
"plural"
]
},
{
"form": "pollicem",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"accusative",
"singular"
]
},
{
"form": "pollicēs",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"accusative",
"plural"
]
},
{
"form": "pollice",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"ablative",
"singular"
]
},
{
"form": "pollicibus",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"ablative",
"plural"
]
},
{
"form": "pollex",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"singular",
"vocative"
]
},
{
"form": "pollicēs",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"plural",
"vocative"
]
}
],
"head_templates": [
{
"args": {
"1": "pollex<3>",
"g": "m"
},
"expansion": "pollex m (genitive pollicis); third declension",
"name": "la-noun"
}
],
"inflection_templates": [
{
"args": {
"1": "pollex<3>"
},
"name": "la-ndecl"
}
],
"lang": "Latin",
"lang_code": "la",
"pos": "noun",
"senses": [
{
"glosses": [
"thumb"
],
"id": "en-pollex-la-noun-Be7sLXCE",
"links": [
[
"thumb",
"thumb"
]
],
"tags": [
"declension-3",
"masculine"
]
},
{
"glosses": [
"big toe"
],
"id": "en-pollex-la-noun-1JjkvsFl",
"links": [
[
"big toe",
"big toe"
]
],
"tags": [
"declension-3",
"masculine"
]
},
{
"categories": [
{
"_dis": "2 2 94 2",
"kind": "other",
"name": "Latin entries with incorrect language header",
"parents": [
"Entries with incorrect language header",
"Entry maintenance"
],
"source": "w+disamb"
},
{
"_dis": "24 21 34 22",
"kind": "other",
"name": "Latin masculine nouns in the third declension",
"parents": [],
"source": "w+disamb"
}
],
"glosses": [
"a unit of distance, equivalent to approximately 24.6 mm; one uncia (see also: Ancient Roman units of measurement)"
],
"id": "en-pollex-la-noun-r3nYtCFu",
"links": [
[
"unit",
"unit"
],
[
"distance",
"distance"
],
[
"equivalent",
"equivalent"
],
[
"approximately",
"approximately"
],
[
"mm",
"mm"
],
[
"uncia",
"uncia#Latin"
]
],
"tags": [
"declension-3",
"masculine"
]
},
{
"glosses": [
"seal (insignia)"
],
"id": "en-pollex-la-noun-EH7mQA-r",
"links": [
[
"seal",
"seal"
],
[
"insignia",
"insignia"
]
],
"tags": [
"declension-3",
"masculine"
]
}
],
"sounds": [
{
"ipa": "/ˈpol.leks/",
"tags": [
"Classical-Latin"
]
},
{
"ipa": "[ˈpɔlːʲɛks̠]",
"tags": [
"Classical-Latin"
]
},
{
"ipa": "/ˈpol.leks/",
"note": "modern Italianate Ecclesiastical"
},
{
"ipa": "[ˈpɔlːeks]",
"note": "modern Italianate Ecclesiastical"
}
],
"wikipedia": [
"Michael_Meier-Brügger"
],
"word": "pollex"
}
{
"categories": [
"Latin 2-syllable words",
"Latin entries with incorrect language header",
"Latin lemmas",
"Latin masculine nouns",
"Latin masculine nouns in the third declension",
"Latin nouns",
"Latin terms derived from Proto-Indo-European",
"Latin terms derived from Proto-Italic",
"Latin terms inherited from Proto-Italic",
"Latin terms with IPA pronunciation",
"Latin terms with unknown etymologies",
"Latin third declension nouns",
"Pages with 2 entries",
"Pages with entries"
],
"derived": [
{
"word": "pollicāris"
},
{
"word": "*pollicāta"
}
],
"descendants": [
{
"depth": 1,
"templates": [
{
"args": {
"1": "ca",
"2": "polze"
},
"expansion": "Catalan: polze",
"name": "desc"
}
],
"text": "Catalan: polze"
},
{
"depth": 1,
"templates": [
{
"args": {
"1": "fr",
"2": "pouce"
},
"expansion": "French: pouce",
"name": "desc"
},
{
"args": {
"1": "fr",
"2": "poucier",
"der": "1",
"nolb": "1"
},
"expansion": "⇒ poucier",
"name": "desc"
}
],
"text": "French: pouce ⇒ poucier"
},
{
"depth": 2,
"templates": [
{
"args": {
"1": "scn",
"2": "puseri",
"bor": "1"
},
"expansion": "→ Sicilian: puseri",
"name": "desc"
}
],
"text": "→ Sicilian: puseri"
},
{
"depth": 1,
"templates": [
{
"args": {
"1": "it",
"2": "pollice"
},
"expansion": "Italian: pollice",
"name": "desc"
}
],
"text": "Italian: pollice"
},
{
"depth": 1,
"templates": [
{
"args": {
"1": "oc",
"2": "poce"
},
"expansion": "Occitan: poce",
"name": "desc"
}
],
"text": "Occitan: poce"
},
{
"depth": 1,
"templates": [
{
"args": {
"1": "pms",
"2": "pòle"
},
"expansion": "Piedmontese: pòle",
"name": "desc"
}
],
"text": "Piedmontese: pòle"
},
{
"depth": 1,
"templates": [
{
"args": {
"1": "rm",
"2": "polesch",
"3": "polisch",
"4": "polsch"
},
"expansion": "Romansch: polesch, polisch, polsch",
"name": "desc"
}
],
"text": "Romansch: polesch, polisch, polsch"
},
{
"depth": 1,
"templates": [
{
"args": {
"1": "sc",
"2": "póddiche",
"3": "póddighe",
"t2": "finger"
},
"expansion": "Sardinian: póddiche, póddighe (“finger”)",
"name": "desc"
}
],
"text": "Sardinian: póddiche, póddighe (“finger”)"
},
{
"depth": 1,
"templates": [
{
"args": {
"1": "cs",
"2": "pólech",
"bor": "1"
},
"expansion": "→ Czech: pólech",
"name": "desc"
}
],
"text": "→ Czech: pólech"
},
{
"depth": 1,
"templates": [
{
"args": {
"1": "en",
"2": "pollex",
"bor": "1"
},
"expansion": "→ English: pollex",
"name": "desc"
},
{
"args": {
"1": "en",
"2": "pollical",
"der": "1",
"nolb": "1"
},
"expansion": "⇒ pollical",
"name": "desc"
}
],
"text": "→ English: pollex ⇒ pollical"
},
{
"depth": 1,
"templates": [
{
"args": {
"1": "eo",
"2": "polekso",
"bor": "1"
},
"expansion": "→ Esperanto: polekso",
"name": "desc"
}
],
"text": "→ Esperanto: polekso"
},
{
"depth": 1,
"templates": [
{
"args": {
"1": "el",
"2": "πόλεξ",
"bor": "1"
},
"expansion": "→ Greek: πόλεξ (pólex)",
"name": "desc"
}
],
"text": "→ Greek: πόλεξ (pólex)"
},
{
"depth": 1,
"templates": [
{
"args": {
"1": "pt",
"2": "pólex",
"3": "pólice",
"bor": "1"
},
"expansion": "→ Portuguese: pólex, pólice",
"name": "desc"
}
],
"text": "→ Portuguese: pólex, pólice"
},
{
"depth": 1,
"templates": [
{
"args": {
"1": "ro",
"2": "police",
"bor": "1"
},
"expansion": "→ Romanian: police",
"name": "desc"
}
],
"text": "→ Romanian: police"
},
{
"depth": 1,
"templates": [
{
"args": {
"1": "es",
"2": "pólice",
"bor": "1"
},
"expansion": "→ Spanish: pólice",
"name": "desc"
}
],
"text": "→ Spanish: pólice"
}
],
"etymology_templates": [
{
"args": {
"1": "la",
"nocap": "1"
},
"expansion": "uncertain",
"name": "uncertain"
},
{
"args": {
"1": "sla-pro",
"2": "*palьcь",
"t": "thumb"
},
"expansion": "Proto-Slavic *palьcь (“thumb”)",
"name": "cog"
},
{
"args": {
"1": "la",
"2": "polleō",
"t": "to be strong"
},
"expansion": "Latin polleō (“to be strong”)",
"name": "cog"
},
{
"args": {
"1": "la",
"2": "itc-pro",
"3": "",
"4": "*por-likʰ-s",
"t": "which is licked over"
},
"expansion": "Proto-Italic *por-likʰ-s (“which is licked over”)",
"name": "inh"
},
{
"args": {
"1": "la",
"2": "ine-pro",
"3": "*per-",
"t": "through"
},
"expansion": "Proto-Indo-European *per- (“through”)",
"name": "der"
}
],
"etymology_text": "Of uncertain origin.\nTraditionally connected to Proto-Slavic *palьcь (“thumb”), with contamination from Latin polleō (“to be strong”) (hence pollex, not *pōlex). However, de Vaan is unconvinced, and instead prefers Meier-Brügger's derivation from a Proto-Italic *por-likʰ-s (“which is licked over”), from Proto-Indo-European *per- (“through”) + *leyǵʰ- (“to lick”), with the second syllable in the nominative singular becoming -lex based on the model of other body parts, such as vortex (“whirl; top of the head”) inflecting with -ex.",
"forms": [
{
"form": "pollicis",
"tags": [
"genitive"
]
},
{
"form": "no-table-tags",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"table-tags"
]
},
{
"form": "la-ndecl",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"inflection-template"
]
},
{
"form": "pollex",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"nominative",
"singular"
]
},
{
"form": "pollicēs",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"nominative",
"plural"
]
},
{
"form": "pollicis",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"genitive",
"singular"
]
},
{
"form": "pollicum",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"genitive",
"plural"
]
},
{
"form": "pollicī",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"dative",
"singular"
]
},
{
"form": "pollicibus",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"dative",
"plural"
]
},
{
"form": "pollicem",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"accusative",
"singular"
]
},
{
"form": "pollicēs",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"accusative",
"plural"
]
},
{
"form": "pollice",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"ablative",
"singular"
]
},
{
"form": "pollicibus",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"ablative",
"plural"
]
},
{
"form": "pollex",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"singular",
"vocative"
]
},
{
"form": "pollicēs",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"plural",
"vocative"
]
}
],
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{
"args": {
"1": "pollex<3>",
"g": "m"
},
"expansion": "pollex m (genitive pollicis); third declension",
"name": "la-noun"
}
],
"inflection_templates": [
{
"args": {
"1": "pollex<3>"
},
"name": "la-ndecl"
}
],
"lang": "Latin",
"lang_code": "la",
"pos": "noun",
"senses": [
{
"glosses": [
"thumb"
],
"links": [
[
"thumb",
"thumb"
]
],
"tags": [
"declension-3",
"masculine"
]
},
{
"glosses": [
"big toe"
],
"links": [
[
"big toe",
"big toe"
]
],
"tags": [
"declension-3",
"masculine"
]
},
{
"glosses": [
"a unit of distance, equivalent to approximately 24.6 mm; one uncia (see also: Ancient Roman units of measurement)"
],
"links": [
[
"unit",
"unit"
],
[
"distance",
"distance"
],
[
"equivalent",
"equivalent"
],
[
"approximately",
"approximately"
],
[
"mm",
"mm"
],
[
"uncia",
"uncia#Latin"
]
],
"tags": [
"declension-3",
"masculine"
]
},
{
"glosses": [
"seal (insignia)"
],
"links": [
[
"seal",
"seal"
],
[
"insignia",
"insignia"
]
],
"tags": [
"declension-3",
"masculine"
]
}
],
"sounds": [
{
"ipa": "/ˈpol.leks/",
"tags": [
"Classical-Latin"
]
},
{
"ipa": "[ˈpɔlːʲɛks̠]",
"tags": [
"Classical-Latin"
]
},
{
"ipa": "/ˈpol.leks/",
"note": "modern Italianate Ecclesiastical"
},
{
"ipa": "[ˈpɔlːeks]",
"note": "modern Italianate Ecclesiastical"
}
],
"wikipedia": [
"Michael_Meier-Brügger"
],
"word": "pollex"
}
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