"tessera" meaning in Latin

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Noun

IPA: [ˈtɛs.sɛ.ra] [Classical-Latin], [ˈt̪ɛs.se.ra] (note: modern Italianate Ecclesiastical)
Etymology: From Ancient Greek τέσσαρες (téssares, “four”). Etymology templates: {{etymon|la|bor|grc>τέσσαρες>four|id=die}}, {{bor|la|grc|τέσσαρες|t=four}} Ancient Greek τέσσαρες (téssares, “four”) Head templates: {{la-noun|tessera<1>}} tessera f (genitive tesserae); first declension Inflection templates: {{la-ndecl|tessera<1>}} Forms: tesserae [genitive], no-table-tags [table-tags], tessera [nominative, singular], tesserae [nominative, plural], tesserae [genitive, singular], tesserārum [genitive, plural], tesserae [dative, singular], tesserīs [dative, plural], tesseram [accusative, singular], tesserās [accusative, plural], tesserā [ablative, singular], tesserīs [ablative, plural], tessera [singular, vocative], tesserae [plural, vocative]
  1. tessera Tags: declension-1, feminine
    Sense id: en-tessera-la-noun-Lx6D0w~~ Categories (other): Latin feminine nouns in the first declension Disambiguation of Latin feminine nouns in the first declension: 21 15 22 21 21
  2. (dice games) a die with six faces and pips, alike modern-day ones Tags: declension-1, feminine
    Sense id: en-tessera-la-noun-HP-QTD0c Categories (other): Dice games, Latin entries with incorrect language header, Latin feminine nouns in the first declension Disambiguation of Latin entries with incorrect language header: 5 79 6 5 5 Disambiguation of Latin feminine nouns in the first declension: 21 15 22 21 21 Topics: dice, games
  3. watchword Tags: declension-1, feminine
    Sense id: en-tessera-la-noun-h3gaavQu Categories (other): Latin feminine nouns in the first declension Disambiguation of Latin feminine nouns in the first declension: 21 15 22 21 21
  4. token Tags: declension-1, feminine
    Sense id: en-tessera-la-noun-PEaenWxY Categories (other): Latin feminine nouns in the first declension Disambiguation of Latin feminine nouns in the first declension: 21 15 22 21 21
  5. ticket Tags: declension-1, feminine
    Sense id: en-tessera-la-noun-FAaUKRUK Categories (other): Latin feminine nouns in the first declension Disambiguation of Latin feminine nouns in the first declension: 21 15 22 21 21

Inflected forms

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      "args": {
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        "2": "bor",
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      "name": "etymon"
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    {
      "form": "tesserae",
      "tags": [
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    },
    {
      "form": "no-table-tags",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "la-ndecl",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "tessera",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
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        "singular"
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    },
    {
      "form": "tesserae",
      "source": "declension",
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        "plural"
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    },
    {
      "form": "tesserae",
      "source": "declension",
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        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "tesserārum",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "tesserae",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "tesserīs",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "tesseram",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "tesserās",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "tesserā",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "ablative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
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      "form": "tesserīs",
      "source": "declension",
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        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "tessera",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "singular",
        "vocative"
      ]
    },
    {
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      "source": "declension",
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      ]
    }
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      },
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    }
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  "senses": [
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      "categories": [
        {
          "_dis": "21 15 22 21 21",
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      ],
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        },
        {
          "_dis": "5 79 6 5 5",
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        },
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      ],
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        ],
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      ],
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      ],
      "glosses": [
        "token"
      ],
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          "token",
          "token"
        ]
      ],
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      ]
    },
    {
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        {
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          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Latin feminine nouns in the first declension",
          "parents": [],
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        }
      ],
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        "ticket"
      ],
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        [
          "ticket",
          "ticket"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
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      ]
    }
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      "ipa": "[ˈtɛs.sɛ.ra]",
      "tags": [
        "Classical-Latin"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ˈt̪ɛs.se.ra]",
      "note": "modern Italianate Ecclesiastical"
    }
  ],
  "word": "tessera"
}
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    "Latin first declension nouns",
    "Latin lemmas",
    "Latin nouns",
    "Latin terms borrowed from Ancient Greek",
    "Latin terms derived from Ancient Greek",
    "Latin terms derived from Proto-Hellenic",
    "Latin terms derived from Proto-Indo-European",
    "Latin terms with IPA pronunciation",
    "Pages with 3 entries",
    "Pages with entries"
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    {
      "form": "tesserae",
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      ]
    },
    {
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      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
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        "singular"
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      "source": "declension",
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        "genitive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
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      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "tesserae",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
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        "singular"
      ]
    },
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      "form": "tesserīs",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "tesseram",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
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        "singular"
      ]
    },
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      "form": "tesserās",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "tesserā",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "ablative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
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      "form": "tesserīs",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "ablative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "tessera",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "singular",
        "vocative"
      ]
    },
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      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
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        "vocative"
      ]
    }
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      },
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    }
  ],
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        "tessera"
      ],
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          "watchword"
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          "token",
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        ]
      ],
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        "declension-1",
        "feminine"
      ]
    },
    {
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      ],
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        [
          "ticket",
          "ticket"
        ]
      ],
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        "declension-1",
        "feminine"
      ]
    }
  ],
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    {
      "ipa": "[ˈtɛs.sɛ.ra]",
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        "Classical-Latin"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ˈt̪ɛs.se.ra]",
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    }
  ],
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}

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