"spelunca" meaning in Latin

See spelunca in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /speːˈlun.ka/ [Classical-Latin], [s̠peːˈɫ̪ʊŋkä] [Classical-Latin], /speˈlun.ka/ (note: modern Italianate Ecclesiastical), [speˈluŋkä] (note: modern Italianate Ecclesiastical)
Etymology: From Ancient Greek σπῆλυγξ (spêlunx). Etymology templates: {{der|la|grc|σπῆλυγξ|}} Ancient Greek σπῆλυγξ (spêlunx) Head templates: {{la-noun|spēlunca<1>}} spēlunca f (genitive spēluncae); first declension Inflection templates: {{la-ndecl|spēlunca<1>}} Forms: spēlunca [canonical, feminine], spēluncae [genitive], no-table-tags [table-tags], spēlunca [nominative, singular], spēluncae [nominative, plural], spēluncae [genitive, singular], spēluncārum [genitive, plural], spēluncae [dative, singular], spēluncīs [dative, plural], spēluncam [accusative, singular], spēluncās [accusative, plural], spēluncā [ablative, singular], spēluncīs [ablative, plural], spēlunca [singular, vocative], spēluncae [plural, vocative]
  1. a cave, cavern, chasm Tags: declension-1 Categories (place): Landforms
    Sense id: en-spelunca-la-noun-fR-eCZ-f Disambiguation of Landforms: 92 4 4 Categories (other): Latin entries with incorrect language header, Latin feminine nouns in the first declension, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Latin entries with incorrect language header: 63 25 11 Disambiguation of Latin feminine nouns in the first declension: 45 30 26 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 68 18 14 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 81 10 8
  2. a grotto Tags: declension-1
    Sense id: en-spelunca-la-noun-KkTT-8JB
  3. a den Tags: declension-1
    Sense id: en-spelunca-la-noun-K7isJmeX
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: specus
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      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "plural"
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            "Lemmas"
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          "ref": "29 BCE – 19 BCE, Virgil, Aeneid 1.60–61",
          "roman": "hoc metuēns, ….",
          "text": "Sed pater omnipotēns spēluncīs abdidit ātrīs,"
        }
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      "tags": [
        "Classical-Latin"
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      "ipa": "[s̠peːˈɫ̪ʊŋkä]",
      "tags": [
        "Classical-Latin"
      ]
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    {
      "ipa": "/speˈlun.ka/",
      "note": "modern Italianate Ecclesiastical"
    },
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      "ipa": "[speˈluŋkä]",
      "note": "modern Italianate Ecclesiastical"
    }
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      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "word": "specus"
    }
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    "Latin nouns",
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    "Latin terms with IPA pronunciation",
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          "name": "desc"
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            "bor": "1"
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          "expansion": "→ French: spélonque",
          "name": "desc"
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      "text": "→ French: spélonque"
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            "2": "espenuca"
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          "name": "desc"
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            "2": "Spelunke",
            "bor": "1"
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          "expansion": "→ German: Spelunke",
          "name": "desc"
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      "text": "→ German: Spelunke"
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          "name": "desc"
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        "plural"
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        "singular"
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      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
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        "plural"
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      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "plural"
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      "form": "spēluncam",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "singular"
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    },
    {
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      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "spēluncā",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "ablative",
        "singular"
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    },
    {
      "form": "spēluncīs",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "ablative",
        "plural"
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    },
    {
      "form": "spēlunca",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "singular",
        "vocative"
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    },
    {
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      "source": "declension",
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        "vocative"
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  "lang_code": "la",
  "pos": "noun",
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        {
          "english": "But the all-powerful Father [Jupiter] had hidden [the winds] in dark caverns, [because he was] fearing this [destruction], ….",
          "ref": "29 BCE – 19 BCE, Virgil, Aeneid 1.60–61",
          "roman": "hoc metuēns, ….",
          "text": "Sed pater omnipotēns spēluncīs abdidit ātrīs,"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "a cave, cavern, chasm"
      ],
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        [
          "cave",
          "cave"
        ],
        [
          "cavern",
          "cavern"
        ],
        [
          "chasm",
          "chasm"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "declension-1"
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "a grotto"
      ],
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        [
          "grotto",
          "grotto"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "declension-1"
      ]
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    {
      "glosses": [
        "a den"
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          "den"
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      ],
      "tags": [
        "declension-1"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/speːˈlun.ka/",
      "tags": [
        "Classical-Latin"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[s̠peːˈɫ̪ʊŋkä]",
      "tags": [
        "Classical-Latin"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/speˈlun.ka/",
      "note": "modern Italianate Ecclesiastical"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[speˈluŋkä]",
      "note": "modern Italianate Ecclesiastical"
    }
  ],
  "synonyms": [
    {
      "word": "specus"
    }
  ],
  "word": "spelunca"
}

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