"specimen" meaning in Latin

See specimen in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /ˈspe.ki.men/ [Classical-Latin], [ˈs̠pɛkɪmɛn] [Classical-Latin], /ˈspe.t͡ʃi.men/ (note: modern Italianate Ecclesiastical), [ˈspɛːt͡ʃimen] (note: modern Italianate Ecclesiastical)
Etymology: From speciō (“observe, watch”) + -men (noun-forming suffix). Etymology templates: {{suffix|la|speciō|-men|pos2=noun-forming suffix|t1=observe, watch}} speciō (“observe, watch”) + -men (noun-forming suffix) Head templates: {{la-noun|specimen<3>}} specimen n (genitive speciminis); third declension Inflection templates: {{la-ndecl|specimen<3>}} Forms: speciminis [genitive], no-table-tags [table-tags], specimen [nominative, singular], specimina [nominative, plural], speciminis [genitive, singular], speciminum [genitive, plural], speciminī [dative, singular], speciminibus [dative, plural], specimen [accusative, singular], specimina [accusative, plural], specimine [ablative, singular], speciminibus [ablative, plural], specimen [singular, vocative], specimina [plural, vocative]
  1. mark, token, sign, indication, specimen Tags: declension-3, neuter
    Sense id: en-specimen-la-noun-vrHr5MgI Categories (other): Latin neuter nouns in the third declension Disambiguation of Latin neuter nouns in the third declension: 18 40 42
  2. example, pattern, model Tags: declension-3, neuter
    Sense id: en-specimen-la-noun-8DQFK-Si Categories (other): Latin neuter nouns in the third declension Disambiguation of Latin neuter nouns in the third declension: 18 40 42
  3. ornament, honor Tags: declension-3, neuter
    Sense id: en-specimen-la-noun-Hfc3pFdv Categories (other): Latin entries with incorrect language header, Latin neuter nouns in the third declension, Latin terms suffixed with -men Disambiguation of Latin entries with incorrect language header: 13 29 58 Disambiguation of Latin neuter nouns in the third declension: 18 40 42 Disambiguation of Latin terms suffixed with -men: 9 33 58

Inflected forms

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  "descendants": [
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "ca",
            "2": "espècimen",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Catalan: espècimen",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Catalan: espècimen"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "en",
            "2": "specimen",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ English: specimen",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ English: specimen"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "fr",
            "2": "spécimen",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ French: spécimen",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ French: spécimen"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "pt",
            "2": "espécime",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Portuguese: espécime",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Portuguese: espécime"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "es",
            "2": "espécimen",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Spanish: espécimen",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Spanish: espécimen"
    }
  ],
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    {
      "args": {
        "1": "la",
        "2": "speciō",
        "3": "-men",
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        "t1": "observe, watch"
      },
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      "name": "suffix"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From speciō (“observe, watch”) + -men (noun-forming suffix).",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "speciminis",
      "tags": [
        "genitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "no-table-tags",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "la-ndecl",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "specimen",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "nominative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "specimina",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "nominative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "speciminis",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "speciminum",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "speciminī",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "speciminibus",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "specimen",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "specimina",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "specimine",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "ablative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "speciminibus",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "ablative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "specimen",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "singular",
        "vocative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "specimina",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "plural",
        "vocative"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "specimen<3>"
      },
      "expansion": "specimen n (genitive speciminis); third declension",
      "name": "la-noun"
    }
  ],
  "inflection_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "specimen<3>"
      },
      "name": "la-ndecl"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Latin",
  "lang_code": "la",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "_dis": "18 40 42",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Latin neuter nouns in the third declension",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "mark, token, sign, indication, specimen"
      ],
      "id": "en-specimen-la-noun-vrHr5MgI",
      "links": [
        [
          "mark",
          "mark"
        ],
        [
          "token",
          "token"
        ],
        [
          "sign",
          "sign"
        ],
        [
          "indication",
          "indication"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "declension-3",
        "neuter"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "_dis": "18 40 42",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Latin neuter nouns in the third declension",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "example, pattern, model"
      ],
      "id": "en-specimen-la-noun-8DQFK-Si",
      "links": [
        [
          "example",
          "example"
        ],
        [
          "pattern",
          "pattern"
        ],
        [
          "model",
          "model"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "declension-3",
        "neuter"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "_dis": "13 29 58",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Latin entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [
            "Entries with incorrect language header",
            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "18 40 42",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Latin neuter nouns in the third declension",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "9 33 58",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Latin terms suffixed with -men",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "ornament, honor"
      ],
      "id": "en-specimen-la-noun-Hfc3pFdv",
      "links": [
        [
          "ornament",
          "ornament"
        ],
        [
          "honor",
          "honor"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "declension-3",
        "neuter"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈspe.ki.men/",
      "tags": [
        "Classical-Latin"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ˈs̠pɛkɪmɛn]",
      "tags": [
        "Classical-Latin"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈspe.t͡ʃi.men/",
      "note": "modern Italianate Ecclesiastical"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ˈspɛːt͡ʃimen]",
      "note": "modern Italianate Ecclesiastical"
    }
  ],
  "word": "specimen"
}
{
  "categories": [
    "Latin 3-syllable words",
    "Latin entries with incorrect language header",
    "Latin lemmas",
    "Latin neuter nouns",
    "Latin neuter nouns in the third declension",
    "Latin nouns",
    "Latin terms suffixed with -men",
    "Latin terms with IPA pronunciation",
    "Latin third declension nouns",
    "Pages with 4 entries",
    "Pages with entries"
  ],
  "descendants": [
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "ca",
            "2": "espècimen",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Catalan: espècimen",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Catalan: espècimen"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "en",
            "2": "specimen",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ English: specimen",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ English: specimen"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "fr",
            "2": "spécimen",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ French: spécimen",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ French: spécimen"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "pt",
            "2": "espécime",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Portuguese: espécime",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Portuguese: espécime"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "es",
            "2": "espécimen",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Spanish: espécimen",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Spanish: espécimen"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "la",
        "2": "speciō",
        "3": "-men",
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        "t1": "observe, watch"
      },
      "expansion": "speciō (“observe, watch”) + -men (noun-forming suffix)",
      "name": "suffix"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From speciō (“observe, watch”) + -men (noun-forming suffix).",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "speciminis",
      "tags": [
        "genitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "no-table-tags",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "la-ndecl",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "specimen",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "nominative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "specimina",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "nominative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "speciminis",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "speciminum",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "speciminī",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "speciminibus",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "specimen",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "specimina",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "specimine",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "ablative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "speciminibus",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "ablative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "specimen",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "singular",
        "vocative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "specimina",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "plural",
        "vocative"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "specimen<3>"
      },
      "expansion": "specimen n (genitive speciminis); third declension",
      "name": "la-noun"
    }
  ],
  "inflection_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "specimen<3>"
      },
      "name": "la-ndecl"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Latin",
  "lang_code": "la",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "glosses": [
        "mark, token, sign, indication, specimen"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "mark",
          "mark"
        ],
        [
          "token",
          "token"
        ],
        [
          "sign",
          "sign"
        ],
        [
          "indication",
          "indication"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "declension-3",
        "neuter"
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "example, pattern, model"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "example",
          "example"
        ],
        [
          "pattern",
          "pattern"
        ],
        [
          "model",
          "model"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "declension-3",
        "neuter"
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "ornament, honor"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "ornament",
          "ornament"
        ],
        [
          "honor",
          "honor"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "declension-3",
        "neuter"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈspe.ki.men/",
      "tags": [
        "Classical-Latin"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ˈs̠pɛkɪmɛn]",
      "tags": [
        "Classical-Latin"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈspe.t͡ʃi.men/",
      "note": "modern Italianate Ecclesiastical"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ˈspɛːt͡ʃimen]",
      "note": "modern Italianate Ecclesiastical"
    }
  ],
  "word": "specimen"
}

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