"semivir" meaning in Latin

See semivir in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: [ˈseː.mɪ.wɪr] [Classical-Latin], [ˈsɛː.mi.vir] (note: modern Italianate Ecclesiastical)
Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *sem- Proto-Indo-European *sēmi Latin semi- Latin vir Latin sēmivir From semi- (“half”) + vir (“man”). Etymology templates: {{ety|la|:af|semi-<t:half>|vir<t:man>|text=+|title=sēmivir|tree=1}} Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *sem- Proto-Indo-European *sēmi Latin semi- Latin vir Latin sēmivir [Appendix:Glossary#inherited|Inherited]] from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "lang_name" : "Latin", "term" : "semi-", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "la" }, { "gloss" : "man", "children" : [ ], "lang_name" : "Latin", "term" : "vir", "status" : "missing", "lang" : "la" } ], "keyword_label" : "From", "is_group" : true, "keyword" : "affix" } ], "lang_name" : "Latin", "term" : "sēmivir", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "la" }" data-lang="la" data-title="sēmivir"> From semi- (“half”) + vir (“man”). Head templates: {{la-noun|sēmivir<2>}} sēmivir m (genitive sēmivirī); second declension Inflection templates: {{la-ndecl|sēmivir<2>}} Forms: sēmivir [canonical, masculine], sēmivirī [genitive], no-table-tags [table-tags], sēmivir [nominative, singular], sēmivirī [nominative, plural], sēmivirī [genitive, singular], sēmivirōrum [genitive, plural], sēmivirō [dative, singular], sēmivirīs [dative, plural], sēmivirum [accusative, singular], sēmivirōs [accusative, plural], sēmivirō [ablative, singular], sēmivirīs [ablative, plural], sēmivir [singular, vocative], sēmivirī [plural, vocative]
  1. a half-man, half man and half beast, semihomo, e.g., the centaur Chiron Tags: declension-2
    Sense id: en-semivir-la-noun-DjVrwUzh Categories (other): Latin entries with etymology texts, Latin entries with etymology trees, Latin entries with etymon, Latin entries with incorrect language header, Latin terms prefixed with semi-, Pages using etymon with no ID, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Pages with etymology trees, Pages with etymon Disambiguation of Latin entries with etymology texts: 35 16 28 21 Disambiguation of Latin entries with etymology trees: 35 16 28 21 Disambiguation of Latin entries with etymon: 26 23 23 27 Disambiguation of Latin entries with incorrect language header: 29 14 21 36 Disambiguation of Latin terms prefixed with semi-: 30 25 29 15 Disambiguation of Pages using etymon with no ID: 39 19 31 11 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 39 19 31 11 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 57 13 21 9 Disambiguation of Pages with etymology trees: 59 10 17 13 Disambiguation of Pages with etymon: 66 11 17 6
  2. (transferred) a half-man in a derogatory sense of seeming effeminate or unmanly Tags: declension-2
    Sense id: en-semivir-la-noun-u-ccfRaM Categories (other): Latin entries with etymology texts, Latin entries with etymology trees, Latin entries with etymon, Latin entries with incorrect language header, Latin masculine nouns in the second declension, Latin terms prefixed with semi- Disambiguation of Latin entries with etymology texts: 35 16 28 21 Disambiguation of Latin entries with etymology trees: 35 16 28 21 Disambiguation of Latin entries with etymon: 26 23 23 27 Disambiguation of Latin entries with incorrect language header: 29 14 21 36 Disambiguation of Latin masculine nouns in the second declension: 24 34 19 23 Disambiguation of Latin terms prefixed with semi-: 30 25 29 15
  3. castrated man, eunuch Tags: declension-2
    Sense id: en-semivir-la-noun-QCJwFvwu Categories (other): Latin entries with etymology texts, Latin entries with etymology trees, Latin entries with etymon, Latin entries with incorrect language header, Latin terms prefixed with semi- Disambiguation of Latin entries with etymology texts: 35 16 28 21 Disambiguation of Latin entries with etymology trees: 35 16 28 21 Disambiguation of Latin entries with etymon: 26 23 23 27 Disambiguation of Latin entries with incorrect language header: 29 14 21 36 Disambiguation of Latin terms prefixed with semi-: 30 25 29 15
  4. hermaphrodite Tags: declension-2
    Sense id: en-semivir-la-noun-Q5KgxYLk Categories (other): Latin entries with etymology texts, Latin entries with etymology trees, Latin entries with etymon, Latin entries with incorrect language header, Latin terms prefixed with semi- Disambiguation of Latin entries with etymology texts: 35 16 28 21 Disambiguation of Latin entries with etymology trees: 35 16 28 21 Disambiguation of Latin entries with etymon: 26 23 23 27 Disambiguation of Latin entries with incorrect language header: 29 14 21 36 Disambiguation of Latin terms prefixed with semi-: 30 25 29 15
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          "sēmivirō",
          "semiviro#Latin"
        ]
      ],
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "ablative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "sēmivirīs",
      "links": [
        [
          "sēmivirīs",
          "semiviris#Latin"
        ]
      ],
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "ablative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "sēmivir",
      "links": [
        [
          "sēmivir",
          "semivir#Latin"
        ]
      ],
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "singular",
        "vocative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "sēmivirī",
      "links": [
        [
          "sēmivirī",
          "semiviri#Latin"
        ]
      ],
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "plural",
        "vocative"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "sēmivir<2>"
      },
      "expansion": "sēmivir m (genitive sēmivirī); second declension",
      "name": "la-noun"
    }
  ],
  "inflection_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "sēmivir<2>"
      },
      "name": "la-ndecl"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Latin",
  "lang_code": "la",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "Latin terms with quotations"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "english": "[One] less [than] the fourth night, Chiron will bring forth his stars:\na half-man, and joined with the body of a tawny horse.\n(See: Centaur; Chiron; Centaurus.)",
          "ref": "8 CE, Ovidius, Fasti 5.379–380",
          "roman": "sēmivir et flāvī corpore mixtus equī.",
          "text": "Nocte minus quārtā prōmet sua sīdera Chīrōn",
          "translation": "[One] less [than] the fourth night, Chiron will bring forth his stars:\na half-man, and joined with the body of a tawny horse.\n(See: Centaur; Chiron; Centaurus.)",
          "type": "quotation"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "a half-man, half man and half beast, semihomo, e.g., the centaur Chiron"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "half",
          "half"
        ],
        [
          "man",
          "man"
        ],
        [
          "half",
          "half"
        ],
        [
          "man",
          "man"
        ],
        [
          "half",
          "half"
        ],
        [
          "beast",
          "beast"
        ],
        [
          "semihomo",
          "semihomo"
        ],
        [
          "centaur",
          "centaur"
        ],
        [
          "Chiron",
          "Chiron"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "declension-2"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "Latin terms with quotations"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "english": "(As Paris took Helen, Aeneas has taken Dido; and so a jealous King Iarbas says that the outsiders’ appearance is unmanly, and perhaps implies that they could be eunuchs.)",
          "ref": "29 BCE – 19 BCE, Vergilius, Aeneis 4.215–217",
          "text": "“Et nunc ille Paris cum sēmivirō comitātū,\nMaeoniā mentum mitrā crīnemque madentem\nsubnexus, raptō potītur [...].\n“And now, that [other] Paris – with his troupe of half-men, and his pomaded hair in a Maeonian turban tied under his chin – holds tight what he has stolen [from me].”",
          "translation": "(As Paris took Helen, Aeneas has taken Dido; and so a jealous King Iarbas says that the outsiders’ appearance is unmanly, and perhaps implies that they could be eunuchs.)",
          "type": "quotation"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "a half-man in a derogatory sense of seeming effeminate or unmanly"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "half",
          "half"
        ],
        [
          "man",
          "man"
        ],
        [
          "effeminate",
          "effeminate"
        ],
        [
          "unmanly",
          "unmanly"
        ]
      ],
      "qualifier": "transferred",
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(transferred) a half-man in a derogatory sense of seeming effeminate or unmanly"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "declension-2"
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "castrated man, eunuch"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "castrated",
          "castrated"
        ],
        [
          "man",
          "man"
        ],
        [
          "eunuch",
          "eunuch"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "declension-2"
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "hermaphrodite"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "hermaphrodite",
          "hermaphrodite"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "declension-2"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "[ˈseː.mɪ.wɪr]",
      "tags": [
        "Classical-Latin"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ˈsɛː.mi.vir]",
      "note": "modern Italianate Ecclesiastical"
    }
  ],
  "word": "semivir"
}

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