"unguen" meaning in Latin

See unguen in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: [ˈʊŋ.ɡʷɛn] [Classical-Latin], [ˈuŋ.ɡʷen] (note: modern Italianate Ecclesiastical)
Etymology: From Proto-Italic *ongʷn̥ (whence also Umbrian 𐌖𐌌𐌄𐌍 (umen, acc.sg.)), from Proto-Indo-European *h₃engʷen- (compare Old Irish imb (“butter”), Old High German ancho (“butter”)), from the root *h₃engʷ- (“to anoint”). Etymology templates: {{root|la|ine-pro|*h₃engʷ-}}, {{inh|la|itc-pro|*ongʷn̥}} Proto-Italic *ongʷn̥, {{cog|xum|𐌖𐌌𐌄𐌍|pos=acc.sg.}} Umbrian 𐌖𐌌𐌄𐌍 (umen, acc.sg.), {{der|la|ine-pro|*h₃engʷen-}} Proto-Indo-European *h₃engʷen-, {{cog|sga|imb||butter}} Old Irish imb (“butter”), {{cog|goh|ancho||butter}} Old High German ancho (“butter”) Head templates: {{la-noun|unguen/unguin<3.N>}} unguen n (genitive unguinis); third declension Inflection templates: {{la-ndecl|unguen/unguin<3.N>}} Forms: unguinis [genitive], no-table-tags [table-tags], unguen [nominative, singular], unguina [nominative, plural], unguinis [genitive, singular], unguinum [genitive, plural], unguinī [dative, singular], unguinibus [dative, plural], unguen [accusative, singular], unguina [accusative, plural], unguine [ablative, singular], unguinibus [ablative, plural], unguen [singular, vocative], unguina [plural, vocative]
  1. fat, grease Tags: declension-3, neuter
    Sense id: en-unguen-la-noun-EuGcpI1R Categories (other): Latin entries with incorrect language header, Latin neuter nouns in the third declension, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Latin entries with incorrect language header: 60 40 Disambiguation of Latin neuter nouns in the third declension: 53 47 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 75 25 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 88 12
  2. ointment Tags: declension-3, neuter
    Sense id: en-unguen-la-noun-bD3g~DoD Categories (other): Latin neuter nouns in the third declension Disambiguation of Latin neuter nouns in the third declension: 53 47
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: unguentum, unguo

Inflected forms

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      "args": {
        "1": "la",
        "2": "ine-pro",
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        "3": "",
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  "etymology_text": "From Proto-Italic *ongʷn̥ (whence also Umbrian 𐌖𐌌𐌄𐌍 (umen, acc.sg.)), from Proto-Indo-European *h₃engʷen- (compare Old Irish imb (“butter”), Old High German ancho (“butter”)), from the root *h₃engʷ- (“to anoint”).",
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    {
      "form": "unguinis",
      "tags": [
        "genitive"
      ]
    },
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      "form": "no-table-tags",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
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      "source": "declension",
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      ]
    },
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      "form": "unguen",
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        "singular"
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    },
    {
      "form": "unguina",
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        "nominative",
        "plural"
      ]
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    {
      "form": "unguinum",
      "source": "declension",
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        "genitive",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "unguinī",
      "source": "declension",
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        "dative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "unguinibus",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "unguen",
      "source": "declension",
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      "source": "declension",
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    },
    {
      "form": "unguine",
      "source": "declension",
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        "singular"
      ]
    },
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      "form": "unguinibus",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "ablative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "unguen",
      "source": "declension",
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      "form": "unguina",
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    }
  ],
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      "args": {
        "1": "unguen/unguin<3.N>"
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    }
  ],
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  "lang_code": "la",
  "pos": "noun",
  "related": [
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "unguentum"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "unguo"
    }
  ],
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          "_dis": "60 40",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Latin entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
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          "_dis": "53 47",
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          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "75 25",
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        },
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          "_dis": "88 12",
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        "fat, grease"
      ],
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        [
          "fat",
          "fat"
        ],
        [
          "grease",
          "grease"
        ]
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        "neuter"
      ]
    },
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      ],
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        "ointment"
      ],
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          "ointment",
          "ointment"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "declension-3",
        "neuter"
      ]
    }
  ],
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      "ipa": "[ˈʊŋ.ɡʷɛn]",
      "tags": [
        "Classical-Latin"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ˈuŋ.ɡʷen]",
      "note": "modern Italianate Ecclesiastical"
    }
  ],
  "word": "unguen"
}
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    "Latin nouns",
    "Latin terms derived from Proto-Indo-European",
    "Latin terms derived from Proto-Italic",
    "Latin terms derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *h₃engʷ-",
    "Latin terms inherited from Proto-Italic",
    "Latin terms with IPA pronunciation",
    "Latin third declension nouns",
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        "1": "goh",
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      "form": "unguinis",
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        "genitive"
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    },
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      "form": "no-table-tags",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
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      "form": "la-ndecl",
      "source": "declension",
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      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "unguen",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "nominative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "unguina",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "nominative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "unguinis",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "unguinum",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "plural"
      ]
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      "form": "unguinī",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "unguinibus",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "unguen",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "unguina",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "unguine",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "ablative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "unguinibus",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "ablative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "unguen",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "singular",
        "vocative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "unguina",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "plural",
        "vocative"
      ]
    }
  ],
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      "args": {
        "1": "unguen/unguin<3.N>"
      },
      "expansion": "unguen n (genitive unguinis); third declension",
      "name": "la-noun"
    }
  ],
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    {
      "args": {
        "1": "unguen/unguin<3.N>"
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  "pos": "noun",
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      "word": "unguentum"
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      "word": "unguo"
    }
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  "senses": [
    {
      "glosses": [
        "fat, grease"
      ],
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          "fat",
          "fat"
        ],
        [
          "grease",
          "grease"
        ]
      ],
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        "neuter"
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    },
    {
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        "ointment"
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        [
          "ointment",
          "ointment"
        ]
      ],
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        "declension-3",
        "neuter"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "[ˈʊŋ.ɡʷɛn]",
      "tags": [
        "Classical-Latin"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ˈuŋ.ɡʷen]",
      "note": "modern Italianate Ecclesiastical"
    }
  ],
  "word": "unguen"
}

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