"pus" meaning in Latin

See pus in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: [ˈpuːs] [Classical-Latin], [ˈpus] (note: modern Italianate Ecclesiastical)
Etymology: From Proto-Italic *puos, from Proto-Indo-European *púH-os ~ *púH-es-os, from *puH-. Cognate with Sanskrit पुवस् (púvas), Ancient Greek πύον (púon), πύθω (púthō, “to rot”), Gothic 𐍆𐌿𐌻𐍃 (fuls, “foul”), Old English fūl (“foul”), English foul. Etymology templates: {{root|la|ine-pro|*puH-}}, {{inh|la|itc-pro|*puos}} Proto-Italic *puos, {{inh|la|ine-pro|*púHos|*púH-os ~ *púH-es-os}} Proto-Indo-European *púH-os ~ *púH-es-os, {{cog|sa|पुवस्|tr=púvas}} Sanskrit पुवस् (púvas), {{cog|grc|πύον}} Ancient Greek πύον (púon), {{cog|got|𐍆𐌿𐌻𐍃|t=foul}} Gothic 𐍆𐌿𐌻𐍃 (fuls, “foul”), {{cog|ang|fūl|t=foul}} Old English fūl (“foul”), {{cog|en|foul}} English foul Head templates: {{la-noun|pūs/pūr<3.N>}} pūs n (genitive pūris); third declension Inflection templates: {{la-ndecl|pūs/pūr<3.N>}} Forms: pūs [canonical, neuter], pūris [genitive], no-table-tags [table-tags], pūs [nominative, singular], pūra [nominative, plural], pūris [genitive, singular], pūrum [genitive, plural], pūrī [dative, singular], pūribus [dative, plural], pūs [accusative, singular], pūra [accusative, plural], pūre [ablative, singular], pūribus [ablative, plural], pūs [singular, vocative], pūra [plural, vocative]
  1. pus Tags: declension-3
    Sense id: en-pus-la-noun-jTn3KwcT Categories (other): Latin entries with incorrect language header, Latin neuter nouns in the third declension, Bodily fluids Disambiguation of Latin entries with incorrect language header: 50 50 Disambiguation of Latin neuter nouns in the third declension: 50 50 Disambiguation of Bodily fluids: 50 50
  2. foul, corrupt matter Tags: declension-3
    Sense id: en-pus-la-noun-mhz0e~Yt Categories (other): Latin entries with incorrect language header, Latin neuter nouns in the third declension, Bodily fluids Disambiguation of Latin entries with incorrect language header: 50 50 Disambiguation of Latin neuter nouns in the third declension: 50 50 Disambiguation of Bodily fluids: 50 50
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: *pūrōnium, pūrulentus, suppūrō
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      "_dis1": "0 0",
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      "_dis1": "0 0",
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    },
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      "_dis1": "0 0",
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    }
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    },
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      "ipa": "[ˈpus]",
      "note": "modern Italianate Ecclesiastical"
    }
  ],
  "word": "pus"
}

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