"sparus" meaning in Latin

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Noun

IPA: [ˈspa.rʊs] [Classical-Latin], [ˈspaː.rus] (note: modern Italianate Ecclesiastical)
Etymology: From Proto-Indo-European *sperH- (“spear, a kind of tree”). Compare Proto-Germanic *speru (“spear”), Albanian shpardh (“Italian oak”). Etymology templates: {{der|la|ine-pro|*sperH-|t=spear, a kind of tree}} Proto-Indo-European *sperH- (“spear, a kind of tree”), {{cog|gem-pro|*speru|t=spear}} Proto-Germanic *speru (“spear”), {{cog|sq|shpardh|t=Italian oak}} Albanian shpardh (“Italian oak”) Head templates: {{la-noun|sparus<2>}} sparus m (genitive sparī); second declension Inflection templates: {{la-ndecl|sparus<2>}} Forms: sparī [genitive], no-table-tags [table-tags], sparus [nominative, singular], sparī [nominative, plural], sparī [genitive, singular], sparōrum [genitive, plural], sparō [dative, singular], sparīs [dative, plural], sparum [accusative, singular], sparōs [accusative, plural], sparō [ablative, singular], sparīs [ablative, plural], spare [singular, vocative], sparī [plural, vocative], spara [alternative]
  1. hunting spear; a small missile weapon with a curved blade Tags: declension-2, masculine Synonyms (hunting spear): venabulum
    Sense id: en-sparus-la-noun-OdulK9jt
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Noun

IPA: [ˈspa.rʊs] [Classical-Latin], [ˈspaː.rus] (note: modern Italianate Ecclesiastical)
Etymology: Borrowed from Ancient Greek σπάρος (spáros, “annular seabream”). Etymology templates: {{bor+|la|grc|σπάρος|t=annular seabream}} Borrowed from Ancient Greek σπάρος (spáros, “annular seabream”) Head templates: {{la-noun|sparus<2>}} sparus m (genitive sparī); second declension Inflection templates: {{la-ndecl|sparus<2>}} Forms: sparī [genitive], no-table-tags [table-tags], sparus [nominative, singular], sparī [nominative, plural], sparī [genitive, singular], sparōrum [genitive, plural], sparō [dative, singular], sparīs [dative, plural], sparum [accusative, singular], sparōs [accusative, plural], sparō [ablative, singular], sparīs [ablative, plural], spare [singular, vocative], sparī [plural, vocative]
  1. gilt-head bream; a kind of fish Tags: declension-2, masculine Derived forms: sparulus
    Sense id: en-sparus-la-noun-L0wRRETH Categories (other): Latin entries with incorrect language header, Latin masculine nouns in the second declension, Pages with 3 entries, Pages with entries, Fish, Spears Disambiguation of Latin entries with incorrect language header: 8 92 Disambiguation of Latin masculine nouns in the second declension: 26 74 Disambiguation of Pages with 3 entries: 6 94 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 3 97 Disambiguation of Fish: 0 100 Disambiguation of Spears: 42 58
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Inflected forms

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      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "ablative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "sparīs",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "ablative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "spare",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "singular",
        "vocative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "sparī",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "plural",
        "vocative"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "sparus<2>"
      },
      "expansion": "sparus m (genitive sparī); second declension",
      "name": "la-noun"
    }
  ],
  "inflection_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "sparus<2>"
      },
      "name": "la-ndecl"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Latin",
  "lang_code": "la",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "glosses": [
        "gilt-head bream; a kind of fish"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "gilt-head bream",
          "gilt-head bream"
        ],
        [
          "fish",
          "fish"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "declension-2",
        "masculine"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "[ˈspa.rʊs]",
      "tags": [
        "Classical-Latin"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ˈspaː.rus]",
      "note": "modern Italianate Ecclesiastical"
    }
  ],
  "wikipedia": [
    "fr:Jacques André"
  ],
  "word": "sparus"
}

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