"spes" meaning in Latin

See spes in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /speːs/ [Classical-Latin], [s̠peːs̠] [Classical-Latin], /spes/ (note: modern Italianate Ecclesiastical), [spɛs] (note: modern Italianate Ecclesiastical)
Etymology: From Proto-Italic *spēs, from Proto-Indo-European *spéh₁s (“prosperity”), from *speh₁- (“to succeed, prosper”). Etymology templates: {{etymon|la|inh|itc-pro>*spēs>hope|id=hope}}, {{der|la|itc-pro|*spēs}} Proto-Italic *spēs, {{der|la|ine-pro|*spéh₁s||prosperity}} Proto-Indo-European *spéh₁s (“prosperity”) Head templates: {{la-noun|spēs<5>}} spēs f (genitive speī); fifth declension Inflection templates: {{la-ndecl|spēs<5>}} Forms: spēs [canonical, feminine], speī [genitive], no-table-tags [table-tags], spēs [nominative, singular], spēs [nominative, plural], speī [genitive, singular], spērum [genitive, plural], speī [dative, singular], spēbus [dative, plural], spem [accusative, singular], spēs [accusative, plural], spē [ablative, singular], spēbus [ablative, plural], spēs [singular, vocative], spēs [plural, vocative]
  1. hope (belief or expectation that something wished for can or will happen) Tags: declension-5 Categories (topical): Christianity, Emotions, Religion
    Sense id: en-spes-la-noun-mZq1eBtM Disambiguation of Christianity: 47 53 Disambiguation of Emotions: 57 43 Disambiguation of Religion: 100 0
  2. expectation, anticipation, apprehension (act or state of looking forward to an event as about to happen) Tags: declension-5 Categories (topical): Christianity
    Sense id: en-spes-la-noun-XgljD~n- Disambiguation of Christianity: 47 53 Categories (other): Latin entries with incorrect language header, Latin feminine nouns in the fifth declension Disambiguation of Latin entries with incorrect language header: 30 70 Disambiguation of Latin feminine nouns in the fifth declension: 41 59
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: exspēs, spēcula Related terms: spērō
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      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "exspēs"
    },
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      "_dis1": "0 0",
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    }
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      "depth": 1,
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    },
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            "2": "in spe",
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      "source": "declension",
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        "table-tags"
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      "source": "declension",
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        "plural"
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      "source": "declension",
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      "form": "spem",
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      "source": "declension",
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      "form": "spē",
      "source": "declension",
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    },
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      "form": "spēbus",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "ablative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "spēs",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "singular",
        "vocative"
      ]
    },
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      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "plural",
        "vocative"
      ]
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    }
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  "lang": "Latin",
  "lang_code": "la",
  "pos": "noun",
  "related": [
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "spērō"
    }
  ],
  "senses": [
    {
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        {
          "_dis": "47 53",
          "kind": "topical",
          "langcode": "la",
          "name": "Christianity",
          "orig": "la:Christianity",
          "parents": [
            "Abrahamism",
            "Religion",
            "Culture",
            "Society",
            "All topics",
            "Fundamental"
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          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
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          "_dis": "57 43",
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          "langcode": "la",
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            "Human",
            "All topics",
            "Fundamental"
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        },
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          "_dis": "100 0",
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          "orig": "la:Religion",
          "parents": [
            "Culture",
            "Society",
            "All topics",
            "Fundamental"
          ],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
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        {
          "english": "As long as there is life, there is hope.",
          "text": "Dum anima est, spēs est.",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
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        "hope (belief or expectation that something wished for can or will happen)"
      ],
      "id": "en-spes-la-noun-mZq1eBtM",
      "links": [
        [
          "hope",
          "hope"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "declension-5"
      ]
    },
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            "Entries with incorrect language header",
            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
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          "parents": [],
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          "kind": "topical",
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            "Abrahamism",
            "Religion",
            "Culture",
            "Society",
            "All topics",
            "Fundamental"
          ],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "english": "From the beginning there was an expectation for Faustulus that he was bringing up the children of the royal blood",
          "ref": "27 BCE – 25 BCE, Titus Livius, Ab Urbe Condita I.5",
          "text": "ab initio Faustulo spes fuerat regiam stirpem apud se educari"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "expectation, anticipation, apprehension (act or state of looking forward to an event as about to happen)"
      ],
      "id": "en-spes-la-noun-XgljD~n-",
      "links": [
        [
          "expectation",
          "expectation"
        ],
        [
          "anticipation",
          "anticipation"
        ],
        [
          "apprehension",
          "apprehension"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "declension-5"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/speːs/",
      "tags": [
        "Classical-Latin"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[s̠peːs̠]",
      "tags": [
        "Classical-Latin"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/spes/",
      "note": "modern Italianate Ecclesiastical"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[spɛs]",
      "note": "modern Italianate Ecclesiastical"
    }
  ],
  "word": "spes"
}
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    "Latin entries with incorrect language header",
    "Latin feminine nouns",
    "Latin feminine nouns in the fifth declension",
    "Latin fifth declension nouns",
    "Latin lemmas",
    "Latin nouns",
    "Latin terms derived from Proto-Indo-European",
    "Latin terms derived from Proto-Italic",
    "Latin terms derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *speh₁-",
    "Latin terms inherited from Proto-Indo-European",
    "Latin terms inherited from Proto-Italic",
    "Latin terms with IPA pronunciation",
    "Pages with 3 entries",
    "Pages with entries",
    "la:Christianity",
    "la:Emotions",
    "la:Religion"
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  "derived": [
    {
      "word": "exspēs"
    },
    {
      "word": "spēcula"
    }
  ],
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          "name": "desc"
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          },
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          "name": "q"
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      ],
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    },
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        {
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      "text": "→ Dutch: in spe"
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          "name": "desc"
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    }
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      "form": "spēs",
      "tags": [
        "canonical",
        "feminine"
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    },
    {
      "form": "speī",
      "tags": [
        "genitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "no-table-tags",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
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      "form": "la-ndecl",
      "source": "declension",
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        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
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      "form": "spēs",
      "source": "declension",
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        "nominative",
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    {
      "form": "spēs",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "nominative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "speī",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "spērum",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "speī",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "spēbus",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "spem",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "spēs",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "spē",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "ablative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "spēbus",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "ablative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "spēs",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "singular",
        "vocative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "spēs",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "plural",
        "vocative"
      ]
    }
  ],
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    {
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      },
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  ],
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    {
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  "lang": "Latin",
  "lang_code": "la",
  "pos": "noun",
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    {
      "word": "spērō"
    }
  ],
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    {
      "categories": [
        "Latin terms with usage examples"
      ],
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        {
          "english": "As long as there is life, there is hope.",
          "text": "Dum anima est, spēs est.",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "hope (belief or expectation that something wished for can or will happen)"
      ],
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          "hope",
          "hope"
        ]
      ],
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        "declension-5"
      ]
    },
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        "Latin terms with quotations"
      ],
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        {
          "english": "From the beginning there was an expectation for Faustulus that he was bringing up the children of the royal blood",
          "ref": "27 BCE – 25 BCE, Titus Livius, Ab Urbe Condita I.5",
          "text": "ab initio Faustulo spes fuerat regiam stirpem apud se educari"
        }
      ],
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        "expectation, anticipation, apprehension (act or state of looking forward to an event as about to happen)"
      ],
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          "expectation",
          "expectation"
        ],
        [
          "anticipation",
          "anticipation"
        ],
        [
          "apprehension",
          "apprehension"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "declension-5"
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    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/speːs/",
      "tags": [
        "Classical-Latin"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[s̠peːs̠]",
      "tags": [
        "Classical-Latin"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/spes/",
      "note": "modern Italianate Ecclesiastical"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[spɛs]",
      "note": "modern Italianate Ecclesiastical"
    }
  ],
  "word": "spes"
}

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