"scalenus" meaning in Latin

See scalenus in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

IPA: [skaˈɫeː.nʊs] [Classical-Latin], [skaˈlɛː.nus] (note: modern Italianate Ecclesiastical)
Etymology: Borrowed from Ancient Greek σκᾰληνός (skălēnós, “uneven, unequal”). Etymology templates: {{bor|la|grc|σκᾰληνός|gloss=uneven, unequal}} Ancient Greek σκᾰληνός (skălēnós, “uneven, unequal”) Head templates: {{la-adj|scalēnus}} scalēnus (feminine scalēna, neuter scalēnum); first/second-declension adjective Inflection templates: {{la-adecl|scalēnus}} Forms: scalēnus [canonical], scalēna [feminine], scalēnum [neuter], no-table-tags [table-tags], scalēnus [masculine, nominative, singular], scalēna [feminine, nominative, singular], scalēnum [neuter, nominative, singular], scalēnī [masculine, nominative, plural], scalēnae [feminine, nominative, plural], scalēna [neuter, nominative, plural], scalēnī [genitive, masculine, singular], scalēnae [feminine, genitive, singular], scalēnī [genitive, neuter, singular], scalēnōrum [genitive, masculine, plural], scalēnārum [feminine, genitive, plural], scalēnōrum [genitive, neuter, plural], scalēnō [dative, masculine, singular], scalēnae [dative, feminine, singular], scalēnō [dative, neuter, singular], scalēnīs [dative, feminine, masculine, neuter, plural], scalēnum [accusative, masculine, singular], scalēnam [accusative, feminine, singular], scalēnum [accusative, neuter, singular], scalēnōs [accusative, masculine, plural], scalēnās [accusative, feminine, plural], scalēna [accusative, neuter, plural], scalēnō [ablative, masculine, singular], scalēnā [ablative, feminine, singular], scalēnō [ablative, neuter, singular], scalēnīs [ablative, feminine, masculine, neuter, plural], scalēne [masculine, singular, vocative], scalēna [feminine, singular, vocative], scalēnum [neuter, singular, vocative], scalēnī [masculine, plural, vocative], scalēnae [feminine, plural, vocative], scalēna [neuter, plural, vocative]
  1. (geometry) (of a triangle) of unequal sides; scalene Tags: adjective, declension-1, declension-2
    Sense id: en-scalenus-la-adj-e~Cvs1zn Categories (other): Latin entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries, Geometry Topics: geometry, mathematics, sciences
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