"semaphorum" meaning in Latin

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Noun

IPA: [seːˈma.pʰɔ.rũː] [Classical-Latin], [seˈmaː.fo.rum] (note: modern Italianate Ecclesiastical)
Etymology: Likely a calque of Italian semaforo (“traffic light”), borrowed from French sémaphore (“signaling system”). Ultimately from Ancient Greek σῆμα (sêma, “sign”) + -φόρος (-phóros, “bearing”). Etymology templates: {{calque|la|it|semaforo||traffic light|nocap=1}} calque of Italian semaforo (“traffic light”), {{der|la|fr|sémaphore||signaling system}} French sémaphore (“signaling system”), {{der|la|grc|σῆμα|t=sign}} Ancient Greek σῆμα (sêma, “sign”) Head templates: {{la-noun|sēmaphorum<2>}} sēmaphorum n (genitive sēmaphorī); second declension Inflection templates: {{la-ndecl|sēmaphorum<2>}} Forms: sēmaphorum [canonical, neuter], sēmaphorī [genitive], no-table-tags [table-tags], sēmaphorum [nominative, singular], sēmaphora [nominative, plural], sēmaphorī [genitive, singular], sēmaphorōrum [genitive, plural], sēmaphorō [dative, singular], sēmaphorīs [dative, plural], sēmaphorum [accusative, singular], sēmaphora [accusative, plural], sēmaphorō [ablative, singular], sēmaphorīs [ablative, plural], sēmaphorum [singular, vocative], sēmaphora [plural, vocative], sēmaphorus [alternative]
  1. (Contemporary Latin) traffic light Tags: declension-2
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