"sexus" meaning in Latin

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Noun

IPA: /ˈsek.sus/ [Classical], [ˈs̠ɛks̠ʊs̠] [Classical], /ˈsek.sus/ (note: modern Italianate Ecclesiastical), [ˈsɛksus] (note: modern Italianate Ecclesiastical)
Etymology: From Proto-Italic *seksus, from Proto-Indo-European *séksus, from *sek- (“to cut”), thus meaning “section, division” (into male and female). Etymology templates: {{root|la|ine-pro|*sek-}}, {{inh|la|itc-pro|*seksus}} Proto-Italic *seksus, {{inh|la|ine-pro||*séksus}} Proto-Indo-European *séksus, {{m|ine-pro|*sek-||to cut}} *sek- (“to cut”) Head templates: {{la-noun|sexus<4>}} sexus m (genitive sexūs); fourth declension Inflection templates: {{la-ndecl|sexus<4>}} Forms: sexūs [genitive], no-table-tags [table-tags], sexus [nominative, singular], sexūs [nominative, plural], sexūs [genitive, singular], sexuum [genitive, plural], sexuī [dative, singular], sexibus [dative, plural], sexum [accusative, singular], sexūs [accusative, plural], sexū [ablative, singular], sexibus [ablative, plural], sexus [singular, vocative], sexūs [plural, vocative]
  1. division Tags: declension-4, masculine
    Sense id: en-sexus-la-noun-mQsj6BRV Categories (other): Latin entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Latin entries with incorrect language header: 50 50
  2. sex; gender Tags: declension-4, masculine
    Sense id: en-sexus-la-noun-Ptm0ja3u Categories (other): Latin entries with incorrect language header, Latin masculine nouns in the fourth declension Disambiguation of Latin entries with incorrect language header: 50 50 Disambiguation of Latin masculine nouns in the fourth declension: 43 57
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: secus (alt: indecl.) [sex, sexuality, lifestyle]

Inflected forms

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        }
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            "bor": "1"
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        }
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      "text": "→ Italian: sesso\n→ Maltese: sess"
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            "bor": "1"
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          "expansion": "→ Portuguese: sexo",
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      "depth": 1,
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            "bor": "1"
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          "expansion": "→ Romanian: sex",
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      "depth": 1,
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          "name": "desc"
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            "bor": "1"
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      "source": "declension",
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        "table-tags"
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        "nominative",
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        "singular"
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      "form": "sexuum",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
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      "form": "sexuī",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
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      "form": "sexibus",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "sexum",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "singular"
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      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "plural"
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      "form": "sexū",
      "source": "declension",
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        "ablative",
        "singular"
      ]
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      "form": "sexibus",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "ablative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
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      "form": "sexus",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "singular",
        "vocative"
      ]
    },
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      "source": "declension",
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        "plural",
        "vocative"
      ]
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  "pos": "noun",
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    {
      "ipa": "/ˈsek.sus/",
      "tags": [
        "Classical"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ˈs̠ɛks̠ʊs̠]",
      "tags": [
        "Classical"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈsek.sus/",
      "note": "modern Italianate Ecclesiastical"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ˈsɛksus]",
      "note": "modern Italianate Ecclesiastical"
    }
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      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "alt": "indecl.",
      "topics": [
        "sex",
        "sexuality",
        "lifestyle"
      ],
      "word": "secus"
    }
  ],
  "word": "sexus"
}
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    "Latin fourth declension nouns",
    "Latin lemmas",
    "Latin masculine nouns",
    "Latin masculine nouns in the fourth declension",
    "Latin nouns",
    "Latin terms derived from Proto-Indo-European",
    "Latin terms derived from Proto-Italic",
    "Latin terms derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *sek-",
    "Latin terms inherited from Proto-Indo-European",
    "Latin terms inherited from Proto-Italic",
    "Latin terms with IPA pronunciation"
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            "1": "ca",
            "2": "sexe",
            "bor": "1"
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          "expansion": "→ Catalan: sexe",
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            "3": "sex",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Czech: sexus, sex",
          "name": "desc"
        }
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      "text": "→ Czech: sexus, sex"
    },
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            "2": "sexe",
            "bor": "1"
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        }
      ],
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          "name": "desc"
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        }
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        {
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            "bor": "1"
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          "name": "desc"
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      "text": "→ German: Sexus"
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            "2": "sesso",
            "bor": "1"
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        }
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      "text": "→ Italian: sesso\n→ Maltese: sess"
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          "name": "desc"
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    },
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            "bor": "1"
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          "expansion": "→ Portuguese: sexo",
          "name": "desc"
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      "depth": 1,
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            "2": "sex",
            "bor": "1"
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          "expansion": "→ Romanian: sex",
          "name": "desc"
        }
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      "text": "→ Romanian: sex"
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      "depth": 1,
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            "2": "sessu",
            "bor": "1",
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          "name": "desc"
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            "2": "sessu",
            "bor": "1",
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            "unc": "1"
          },
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          "name": "desc"
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      ],
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    },
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      "depth": 1,
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        {
          "args": {
            "1": "es",
            "2": "sexo",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Spanish: sexo",
          "name": "desc"
        }
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      "form": "sexūs",
      "tags": [
        "genitive"
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      "form": "no-table-tags",
      "source": "declension",
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        "table-tags"
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        "singular"
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      "form": "sexuum",
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      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "sexuī",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "sexibus",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "sexum",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "sexūs",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "sexū",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "ablative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "sexibus",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "ablative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "sexus",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "singular",
        "vocative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "sexūs",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "plural",
        "vocative"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "sexus<4>"
      },
      "expansion": "sexus m (genitive sexūs); fourth declension",
      "name": "la-noun"
    }
  ],
  "inflection_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "sexus<4>"
      },
      "name": "la-ndecl"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Latin",
  "lang_code": "la",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "glosses": [
        "division"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "division",
          "division"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "declension-4",
        "masculine"
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "sex; gender"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "sex",
          "sex"
        ],
        [
          "gender",
          "gender"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "declension-4",
        "masculine"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈsek.sus/",
      "tags": [
        "Classical"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ˈs̠ɛks̠ʊs̠]",
      "tags": [
        "Classical"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈsek.sus/",
      "note": "modern Italianate Ecclesiastical"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ˈsɛksus]",
      "note": "modern Italianate Ecclesiastical"
    }
  ],
  "synonyms": [
    {
      "alt": "indecl.",
      "topics": [
        "sex",
        "sexuality",
        "lifestyle"
      ],
      "word": "secus"
    }
  ],
  "word": "sexus"
}

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