"puteus" meaning in Latin

See puteus in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: [ˈpʊ.te.ʊs] [Classical-Latin], [ˈpuː.te.us] (note: modern Italianate Ecclesiastical)
Etymology: Uncertain. *De Vaan suggests it could be a loanword. *Alternatively, from Proto-Indo-European *pēu-, *pyu-, *pū- (“to cut, strike, hit”). Comare paveō, paviō, pudeō, tripudium. Etymology templates: {{unc|la}} Uncertain, {{der|la|ine-pro|*pēu-}} Proto-Indo-European *pēu- Head templates: {{la-noun|puteus<2>}} puteus m (genitive puteī); second declension Inflection templates: {{la-ndecl|puteus<2>}} Forms: puteī [genitive], no-table-tags [table-tags], puteus [nominative, singular], puteī [nominative, plural], puteī [genitive, singular], puteōrum [genitive, plural], puteō [dative, singular], puteīs [dative, plural], puteum [accusative, singular], puteōs [accusative, plural], puteō [ablative, singular], puteīs [ablative, plural], putee [singular, vocative], puteī [plural, vocative]
  1. well Tags: declension-2, masculine
    Sense id: en-puteus-la-noun-p3Irdl0V Categories (other): Latin masculine nouns in the second declension, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Latin masculine nouns in the second declension: 48 52 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 46 54 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 50 50
  2. cistern Tags: declension-2, masculine
    Sense id: en-puteus-la-noun-nXd0Yg5N Categories (other): Latin entries with incorrect language header, Latin masculine nouns in the second declension, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Latin entries with incorrect language header: 18 82 Disambiguation of Latin masculine nouns in the second declension: 48 52 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 46 54 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 50 50
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: puteal, Puteolī Related terms: puticulī

Inflected forms

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      "_dis1": "0 0",
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    },
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  "descendants": [
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          "lang_code": "rup",
          "word": "puts"
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      "lang": "Balkan Romance",
      "lang_code": "unknown"
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          "lang_code": "it",
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          "word": "pussu"
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        {
          "lang": "Sardinian",
          "lang_code": "sc",
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        {
          "lang": "Sicilian",
          "lang_code": "scn",
          "word": "puzzu"
        }
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      "lang": "Italo-Romance",
      "lang_code": "unknown"
    },
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          "lang": "Friulian",
          "lang_code": "fur",
          "word": "poç"
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        {
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          "word": "puoz"
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        {
          "lang": "Venetan",
          "lang_code": "vec",
          "word": "poso"
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        {
          "lang": "Venetan",
          "lang_code": "vec",
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      "lang_code": "unknown"
    },
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              "lang": "Occitan",
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          "lang": "Welsh",
          "lang_code": "cy",
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          "lang": "Proto-West Germanic",
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      "form": "puteī",
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  "pos": "noun",
  "related": [
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      "_dis1": "0 0",
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    }
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          "ref": "c. 37 BCE – 30 BCE, Vergilius, Georgicon 3.327–330",
          "text": "Inde, ubi quarta sitim caeli collegerit hora,\nEt cantu quaerulae rumpent arbusta cicadae,\nAd puteos aut alta greges ad stagna jubebo\ncurrentem ilignis potare canalibus undam;\n[…]\nTranslation by James B. Greenough, 1900\nWhen heaven's fourth hour draws on the thickening drought,\nAnd shrill cicalas pierce the brake with song,\nThen at the well-springs bid them, or deep pools,\nFrom troughs of holm-oak quaff the running wave:\n[…]",
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  "sounds": [
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      "ipa": "[ˈpʊ.te.ʊs]",
      "tags": [
        "Classical-Latin"
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    },
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      "ipa": "[ˈpuː.te.us]",
      "note": "modern Italianate Ecclesiastical"
    }
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    "Latin second declension nouns",
    "Latin terms with IPA pronunciation",
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    {
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        "Latin terms with quotations"
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        {
          "ref": "c. 37 BCE – 30 BCE, Vergilius, Georgicon 3.327–330",
          "text": "Inde, ubi quarta sitim caeli collegerit hora,\nEt cantu quaerulae rumpent arbusta cicadae,\nAd puteos aut alta greges ad stagna jubebo\ncurrentem ilignis potare canalibus undam;\n[…]\nTranslation by James B. Greenough, 1900\nWhen heaven's fourth hour draws on the thickening drought,\nAnd shrill cicalas pierce the brake with song,\nThen at the well-springs bid them, or deep pools,\nFrom troughs of holm-oak quaff the running wave:\n[…]",
          "type": "quotation"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "well"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "well",
          "well"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "declension-2",
        "masculine"
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "cistern"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "cistern",
          "cistern"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "declension-2",
        "masculine"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "[ˈpʊ.te.ʊs]",
      "tags": [
        "Classical-Latin"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ˈpuː.te.us]",
      "note": "modern Italianate Ecclesiastical"
    }
  ],
  "word": "puteus"
}

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