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"2": "ine-pro",
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"t": "flea"
},
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"name": "inh"
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},
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},
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},
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{
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"source": "declension",
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"dative",
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"source": "declension",
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},
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]
},
{
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"parents": [],
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"ipa": "[ˈpuː.leks]",
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},
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"nominative",
"plural"
]
},
{
"form": "pūlicis",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"genitive",
"singular"
]
},
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"form": "pūlicum",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"genitive",
"plural"
]
},
{
"form": "pūlicī",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"dative",
"singular"
]
},
{
"form": "pūlicibus",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"dative",
"plural"
]
},
{
"form": "pūlicem",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"accusative",
"singular"
]
},
{
"form": "pūlicēs",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"accusative",
"plural"
]
},
{
"form": "pūlice",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"ablative",
"singular"
]
},
{
"form": "pūlicibus",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"ablative",
"plural"
]
},
{
"form": "pūlex",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"singular",
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},
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"form": "pūlicēs",
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"Latin entries with incorrect language header",
"Latin lemmas",
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"Latin terms derived from Proto-Indo-European",
"Latin terms inherited from Proto-Indo-European",
"Latin terms with IPA pronunciation",
"Latin third declension nouns",
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"ipa": "[ˈpuː.ɫɛks]",
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"Classical-Latin"
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},
{
"ipa": "[ˈpuː.leks]",
"note": "modern Italianate Ecclesiastical"
}
],
"word": "pulex"
}
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