"propugnaculum" meaning in Latin

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Noun

Etymology: Etymology tree Latin prōpugnō Latin -culum Latin prōpugnāculum From prōpugnō (“to defend”) + -culum. Etymology templates: {{ety|la|:af|prōpugnō<t:to defend>|-culum|text=+|title=prōpugnāculum|tree=1}} Etymology tree Latin prōpugnō Latin -culum Latin prōpugnāculum From prōpugnō (“to defend”) + -culum. Head templates: {{la-noun|prōpugnāculum<2>}} prōpugnāculum n (genitive prōpugnāculī); second declension Inflection templates: {{la-ndecl|prōpugnāculum<2>}} Forms: prōpugnāculum [canonical, neuter], prōpugnāculī [genitive], no-table-tags [table-tags], prōpugnāculum [nominative, singular], prōpugnācula [nominative, plural], prōpugnāculī [genitive, singular], prōpugnāculōrum [genitive, plural], prōpugnāculō [dative, singular], prōpugnāculīs [dative, plural], prōpugnāculum [accusative, singular], prōpugnācula [accusative, plural], prōpugnāculō [ablative, singular], prōpugnāculīs [ablative, plural], prōpugnāculum [singular, vocative], prōpugnācula [plural, vocative]
  1. bulwark, rampart, fortress Tags: declension-2
    Sense id: en-propugnaculum-la-noun--913INJN Categories (other): Latin neuter nouns in the second declension Disambiguation of Latin neuter nouns in the second declension: 45 55
  2. defence Tags: declension-2
    Sense id: en-propugnaculum-la-noun-Fqe40Skx Categories (other): Latin entries referencing ambiguous etymons, Latin entries with etymology texts, Latin entries with etymology trees, Latin entries with incorrect language header, Latin neuter nouns in the second declension, Latin terms suffixed with -culum, Pages using etymon with no ID, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Pages with etymology trees Disambiguation of Latin entries referencing ambiguous etymons: 44 56 Disambiguation of Latin entries with etymology texts: 43 57 Disambiguation of Latin entries with etymology trees: 43 57 Disambiguation of Latin entries with incorrect language header: 38 62 Disambiguation of Latin neuter nouns in the second declension: 45 55 Disambiguation of Latin terms suffixed with -culum: 43 57 Disambiguation of Pages using etymon with no ID: 43 57 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 43 57 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 21 79 Disambiguation of Pages with etymology trees: 19 81
     
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