"ursa" meaning in Latin

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Noun

IPA: [ˈʊr.sa] [Classical-Latin], [ˈur.sa] (note: modern Italianate Ecclesiastical), [ˈʊr.saː] [Classical-Latin], [ˈur.sa] (note: modern Italianate Ecclesiastical)
Etymology: From ursus (“bear”) + -a (feminine suffix). Etymology templates: {{af|la|ursus|-a|id2=feminine|pos2=feminine suffix|t1=bear}} ursus (“bear”) + -a (feminine suffix) Head templates: {{la-noun|ursa<1>}} ursa f (genitive ursae); first declension Inflection templates: {{la-ndecl|ursa<1>}} Forms: ursae [genitive], no-table-tags [table-tags], ursa [nominative, singular], ursae [nominative, plural], ursae [genitive, singular], ursārum [genitive, plural], ursae [dative, singular], ursīs [dative, plural], ursam [accusative, singular], ursās [accusative, plural], ursā [ablative, singular], ursīs [ablative, plural], ursa [singular, vocative], ursae [plural, vocative]
  1. a she-bear; female bear Tags: declension-1, feminine Related terms: Ursa maior, Ursa minor, ursīnus, Ursula

Inflected forms

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    {
      "args": {
        "1": "la",
        "2": "ursus",
        "3": "-a",
        "id2": "feminine",
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        "t1": "bear"
      },
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      "name": "af"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From ursus (“bear”) + -a (feminine suffix).",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "ursae",
      "tags": [
        "genitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "no-table-tags",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "la-ndecl",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ursa",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "nominative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ursae",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "nominative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ursae",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ursārum",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ursae",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ursīs",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ursam",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ursās",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ursā",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "ablative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ursīs",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "ablative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ursa",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "singular",
        "vocative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ursae",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "plural",
        "vocative"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ursa<1>"
      },
      "expansion": "ursa f (genitive ursae); first declension",
      "name": "la-noun"
    }
  ],
  "inflection_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ursa<1>"
      },
      "name": "la-ndecl"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Latin",
  "lang_code": "la",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Latin entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Latin feminine nouns in the first declension",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Latin terms suffixed with -a (feminine)",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with 6 entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        }
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "ref": "405 CE, Jerome, Vulgate Proverbs.17.12",
          "text": "Expedit magis ursae occurrere raptīs fētibus, quam fatuō cōnfīdentī in stultitiā suā.\nIt is better to meet a bear robbed of her whelps, than a fool trusting in his own folly.\n(Douay-Rheims trans., Challoner rev.: 1752 CE)",
          "type": "quotation"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "a she-bear; female bear"
      ],
      "id": "en-ursa-la-noun-rZVNc65~",
      "links": [
        [
          "she-bear",
          "she-bear"
        ],
        [
          "bear",
          "bear"
        ]
      ],
      "related": [
        {
          "word": "Ursa maior"
        },
        {
          "word": "Ursa minor"
        },
        {
          "word": "ursīnus"
        },
        {
          "word": "Ursula"
        }
      ],
      "tags": [
        "declension-1",
        "feminine"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "[ˈʊr.sa]",
      "tags": [
        "Classical-Latin"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ˈur.sa]",
      "note": "modern Italianate Ecclesiastical"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ˈʊr.saː]",
      "tags": [
        "Classical-Latin"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ˈur.sa]",
      "note": "modern Italianate Ecclesiastical"
    }
  ],
  "word": "ursa"
}
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      },
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      "name": "af"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From ursus (“bear”) + -a (feminine suffix).",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "ursae",
      "tags": [
        "genitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "no-table-tags",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
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      "form": "la-ndecl",
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      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ursa",
      "source": "declension",
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        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ursae",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "nominative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ursae",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
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      "form": "ursārum",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ursae",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ursīs",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ursam",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ursās",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ursā",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "ablative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ursīs",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "ablative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ursa",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "singular",
        "vocative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ursae",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "plural",
        "vocative"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ursa<1>"
      },
      "expansion": "ursa f (genitive ursae); first declension",
      "name": "la-noun"
    }
  ],
  "inflection_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ursa<1>"
      },
      "name": "la-ndecl"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Latin",
  "lang_code": "la",
  "pos": "noun",
  "related": [
    {
      "word": "Ursa maior"
    },
    {
      "word": "Ursa minor"
    },
    {
      "word": "ursīnus"
    },
    {
      "word": "Ursula"
    }
  ],
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "Latin 2-syllable words",
        "Latin entries with incorrect language header",
        "Latin feminine nouns",
        "Latin feminine nouns in the first declension",
        "Latin first declension nouns",
        "Latin lemmas",
        "Latin nouns",
        "Latin terms suffixed with -a (feminine)",
        "Latin terms with IPA pronunciation",
        "Latin terms with quotations",
        "Pages with 6 entries",
        "Pages with entries"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "ref": "405 CE, Jerome, Vulgate Proverbs.17.12",
          "text": "Expedit magis ursae occurrere raptīs fētibus, quam fatuō cōnfīdentī in stultitiā suā.\nIt is better to meet a bear robbed of her whelps, than a fool trusting in his own folly.\n(Douay-Rheims trans., Challoner rev.: 1752 CE)",
          "type": "quotation"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "a she-bear; female bear"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "she-bear",
          "she-bear"
        ],
        [
          "bear",
          "bear"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "declension-1",
        "feminine"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "[ˈʊr.sa]",
      "tags": [
        "Classical-Latin"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ˈur.sa]",
      "note": "modern Italianate Ecclesiastical"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ˈʊr.saː]",
      "tags": [
        "Classical-Latin"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ˈur.sa]",
      "note": "modern Italianate Ecclesiastical"
    }
  ],
  "word": "ursa"
}

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