"scomber" meaning in Latin

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Noun

IPA: [ˈskɔm.bɛr] [Classical-Latin], [ˈskɔm.ber] (note: modern Italianate Ecclesiastical)
Etymology: From Ancient Greek σκόμβρος (skómbros), possibly ultimately of Pre-Greek origin. Etymology templates: {{der|la|grc|σκόμβρος}} Ancient Greek σκόμβρος (skómbros), {{der|la|qsb-grc|-}} Pre-Greek Head templates: {{la-noun|scomber/scombr<2>}} scomber m (genitive scombrī); second declension Inflection templates: {{la-ndecl|scomber/scombr<2>}} Forms: scombrī [genitive], no-table-tags [table-tags], scomber [nominative, singular], scombrī [nominative, plural], scombrī [genitive, singular], scombrōrum [genitive, plural], scombrō [dative, singular], scombrīs [dative, plural], scombrum [accusative, singular], scombrōs [accusative, plural], scombrō [ablative, singular], scombrīs [ablative, plural], scomber [singular, vocative], scombrī [plural, vocative]
  1. mackerel Tags: declension-2, masculine

Inflected forms

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      "lang": "Italian",
      "lang_code": "it",
      "word": "scombro"
    },
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      "lang": "Italian",
      "lang_code": "it",
      "word": "sgombro"
    },
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      "lang_code": "it",
      "word": "sgombero"
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      "lang_code": "en",
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      ],
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        "borrowed"
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  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "scombrī",
      "tags": [
        "genitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "no-table-tags",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
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      "source": "declension",
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    },
    {
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      "source": "declension",
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    },
    {
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        "plural"
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    },
    {
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      "source": "declension",
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    },
    {
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      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "scombrō",
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      ]
    },
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      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "scombrum",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
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        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "scombrōs",
      "source": "declension",
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        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "scombrō",
      "source": "declension",
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    },
    {
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        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
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        "singular",
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    },
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  "lang": "Latin",
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          "parents": [],
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        },
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          "langcode": "la",
          "name": "Fish",
          "orig": "la:Fish",
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      "source": "declension",
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    {
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        "nominative",
        "plural"
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        "genitive",
        "singular"
      ]
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        "genitive",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
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      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
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      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "scombrum",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "singular"
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    {
      "form": "scombrōs",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "scombrō",
      "source": "declension",
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        "ablative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "scombrīs",
      "source": "declension",
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        "ablative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "scomber",
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        "singular",
        "vocative"
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    },
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        ]
      ],
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      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ˈskɔm.ber]",
      "note": "modern Italianate Ecclesiastical"
    }
  ],
  "word": "scomber"
}

Download raw JSONL data for scomber meaning in Latin (2.9kB)

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