"scirpus" meaning in Latin

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Noun

IPA: /ˈskir.pus/ [Classical], [ˈs̠kɪrpʊs̠] [Classical], /ˈʃir.pus/ (note: modern Italianate Ecclesiastical), [ˈʃirpus] (note: modern Italianate Ecclesiastical)
Etymology: Uncertain. Possibly from a root similar to Proto-Indo-European *(s)kerbʰ- (“to turn (around), wind”) (compare corbis (“basket”), Ancient Greek κάρφος (kárphos, “stalk, straw”), and descendants of Proto-Balto-Slavic *karbás and Proto-West Germanic *korb (“basket”)), but an inherited origin for all of these is controversial. Even if scirp- is indeed related to this set, the phonetics (root vowel i, coda p) are incongruent with inheritance from PIE and so might indicate a wanderwort or substrate language source. The figurative sense derives from the plaiting of rushes to make intricate patterns. Etymology templates: {{unc|la}} Uncertain, {{der|la|ine-pro|*(s)kerbʰ-||to turn (around), wind}} Proto-Indo-European *(s)kerbʰ- (“to turn (around), wind”), {{m|la|corbis||basket}} corbis (“basket”), {{cog|grc|κάρφος||stalk, straw}} Ancient Greek κάρφος (kárphos, “stalk, straw”), {{cog|ine-bsl-pro|*karbás}} Proto-Balto-Slavic *karbás, {{cog|gmw-pro|*korb||basket}} Proto-West Germanic *korb (“basket”), {{m|la||scirp-}} scirp-, {{glossary|wanderwort}} wanderwort, {{der|la|qfa-sub}} substrate Head templates: {{la-noun|scirpus<2>}} scirpus m (genitive scirpī); second declension Inflection templates: {{la-ndecl|scirpus<2>}} Forms: scirpī [genitive], no-table-tags [table-tags], scirpus [nominative, singular], scirpī [nominative, plural], scirpī [genitive, singular], scirpōrum [genitive, plural], scirpō [dative, singular], scirpīs [dative, plural], scirpum [accusative, singular], scirpōs [accusative, plural], scirpō [ablative, singular], scirpīs [ablative, plural], scirpe [singular, vocative], scirpī [plural, vocative]
  1. a rush, bulrush Tags: declension-2, masculine Synonyms: iuncus
    Sense id: en-scirpus-la-noun-Np0ZVe5e
  2. (figuratively) riddle, enigma Tags: declension-2, figuratively, masculine Categories (lifeform): Plants
    Sense id: en-scirpus-la-noun-SAICT8FO Disambiguation of Plants: 15 85 Categories (other): Latin entries with incorrect language header, Latin entries with topic categories using raw markup, Latin masculine nouns in the second declension Disambiguation of Latin entries with incorrect language header: 34 66 Disambiguation of Latin entries with topic categories using raw markup: 8 92 Disambiguation of Latin masculine nouns in the second declension: 43 57
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: sirpus [rare] Derived forms: nōdum in scirpō quaerere, scirpea, scirpeus, scirpiculus, scirpō, scirpula

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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    },
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      "ipa": "/ˈʃir.pus/",
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        "rare"
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    },
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          "word": "iuncus"
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        "Classical"
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      "ipa": "[ˈs̠kɪrpʊs̠]",
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        "Classical"
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    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈʃir.pus/",
      "note": "modern Italianate Ecclesiastical"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ˈʃirpus]",
      "note": "modern Italianate Ecclesiastical"
    }
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    {
      "tags": [
        "rare"
      ],
      "word": "sirpus"
    }
  ],
  "word": "scirpus"
}

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