"rumor" meaning in Latin

See rumor in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: [ˈruː.mɔr] [Classical-Latin], [ˈruː.mor] (note: modern Italianate Ecclesiastical)
Etymology: From earlier *rūmōs, from Proto-Italic *roumōs, from Proto-Indo-European *h₃rewH- (“to shout, to roar”). Etymology templates: {{inh|la|itc-pro|*roumōs}} Proto-Italic *roumōs, {{der|la|ine-pro|*h₃rewH-||to shout, to roar}} Proto-Indo-European *h₃rewH- (“to shout, to roar”) Head templates: {{la-noun|rūmor<3>}} rūmor m (genitive rūmōris); third declension Inflection templates: {{la-ndecl|rūmor<3>}} Forms: rūmor [canonical, masculine], rūmōris [genitive], no-table-tags [table-tags], rūmor [nominative, singular], rūmōrēs [nominative, plural], rūmōris [genitive, singular], rūmōrum [genitive, plural], rūmōrī [dative, singular], rūmōribus [dative, plural], rūmōrem [accusative, singular], rūmōrēs [accusative, plural], rūmōre [ablative, singular], rūmōribus [ablative, plural], rūmor [singular, vocative], rūmōrēs [plural, vocative]
  1. rumor, hearsay, gossip Tags: declension-3
    Sense id: en-rumor-la-noun-NGOzEg7P Categories (other): Latin masculine nouns in the third declension Disambiguation of Latin masculine nouns in the third declension: 23 36 41
  2. the voice of the people, the common opinion; (also) fame, reputation Tags: declension-3
    Sense id: en-rumor-la-noun-u752SZJd Categories (other): Latin masculine nouns in the third declension Disambiguation of Latin masculine nouns in the third declension: 23 36 41
  3. (figuratively, poetic) rustle, murmur, a murmuring Tags: declension-3, figuratively, poetic
    Sense id: en-rumor-la-noun-g~gXNpkC Categories (other): Latin entries with incorrect language header, Latin masculine nouns in the third declension Disambiguation of Latin entries with incorrect language header: 15 29 55 Disambiguation of Latin masculine nouns in the third declension: 23 36 41
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: rūmiferō, rūmitō, rūmusculus
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          "ref": "20 BCE – 14 BCE, Horatius, Epistulae IX.9–11",
          "roman": "Pane egeo iam mellitis potiore placentis.",
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          "ref": "20 BCE – 14 BCE, Horatius, Epistulae IX.9–11",
          "roman": "Pane egeo iam mellitis potiore placentis.",
          "text": "Quid quaeris? Vivo et regno, simul ista reliqui\nQuae vos ad caelum fertis rumore secundo,\nUtque sacerdotis fugitivus liba recuso,",
          "translation": "What do you want from me? I live, I am my own master, I left behind the self same things you by common approval so eagerly covet, like the fugitive I have no right to the priest's blessed cake, but bread will quench my hunger over any honeyed delicacy.",
          "type": "quotation"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "the voice of the people, the common opinion; (also) fame, reputation"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "voice",
          "voice"
        ],
        [
          "people",
          "people"
        ],
        [
          "opinion",
          "opinion"
        ],
        [
          "fame",
          "fame"
        ],
        [
          "reputation",
          "reputation"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "declension-3"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "Latin poetic terms"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "rustle, murmur, a murmuring"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "rustle",
          "rustle"
        ],
        [
          "murmur",
          "murmur"
        ],
        [
          "murmuring",
          "murmuring"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(figuratively, poetic) rustle, murmur, a murmuring"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "declension-3",
        "figuratively",
        "poetic"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "[ˈruː.mɔr]",
      "tags": [
        "Classical-Latin"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ˈruː.mor]",
      "note": "modern Italianate Ecclesiastical"
    }
  ],
  "word": "rumor"
}

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