"ursus" meaning in Latin

See ursus in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: [ˈʊr.sʊs] [Classical-Latin], [ˈur.sus] (note: modern Italianate Ecclesiastical)
Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₂ŕ̥tḱos Proto-Italic *orsos Latin ursus From Proto-Italic *orsos (perhaps from earlier *orssos), from Proto-Indo-European *h₂ŕ̥tḱos (“bear”); Proto-Italic *o- is unexpected, and may have arisen as a taboo distortion. For the outcome -s- from original *-tḱ-, compare sinō. Doublet of Arctos. Etymology templates: {{etymon|la|:inh|itc-pro:*orsos<id:><ety:inh<ine-pro:*h₂ŕ̥tḱos<id:bear>>>|id=bear|tree=1}} Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₂ŕ̥tḱos Proto-Italic *orsos Latin ursus, {{inh|la|itc-pro||*orsos}} Proto-Italic *orsos, {{inh|la|ine-pro|*h₂ŕ̥tḱos|t=bear}} Proto-Indo-European *h₂ŕ̥tḱos (“bear”), {{m+|itc-pro||*o-}} Proto-Italic *o-, {{doublet|la|Arctos}} Doublet of Arctos Head templates: {{la-noun|ursus<2>}} ursus m (genitive ursī); second declension Inflection templates: {{la-ndecl|ursus<2>}} Forms: ursī [genitive], no-table-tags [table-tags], ursus [nominative, singular], ursī [nominative, plural], ursī [genitive, singular], ursōrum [genitive, plural], ursō [dative, singular], ursīs [dative, plural], ursum [accusative, singular], ursōs [accusative, plural], ursō [ablative, singular], ursīs [ablative, plural], urse [singular, vocative], ursī [plural, vocative]
  1. a bear Tags: declension-2, masculine Derived forms: ursa, ursīna, ursīnus

Inflected forms

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  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "la",
        "2": ":inh",
        "3": "itc-pro:*orsos<id:><ety:inh<ine-pro:*h₂ŕ̥tḱos<id:bear>>>",
        "id": "bear",
        "tree": "1"
      },
      "expansion": "Etymology tree\nProto-Indo-European *h₂ŕ̥tḱos\nProto-Italic *orsos\nLatin ursus",
      "name": "etymon"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "la",
        "2": "itc-pro",
        "3": "",
        "4": "*orsos"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Italic *orsos",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "la",
        "2": "ine-pro",
        "3": "*h₂ŕ̥tḱos",
        "t": "bear"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Indo-European *h₂ŕ̥tḱos (“bear”)",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "itc-pro",
        "2": "",
        "3": "*o-"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Italic *o-",
      "name": "m+"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "la",
        "2": "Arctos"
      },
      "expansion": "Doublet of Arctos",
      "name": "doublet"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "Etymology tree\nProto-Indo-European *h₂ŕ̥tḱos\nProto-Italic *orsos\nLatin ursus\nFrom Proto-Italic *orsos (perhaps from earlier *orssos), from Proto-Indo-European *h₂ŕ̥tḱos (“bear”); Proto-Italic *o- is unexpected, and may have arisen as a taboo distortion. For the outcome -s- from original *-tḱ-, compare sinō. Doublet of Arctos.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "ursī",
      "tags": [
        "genitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "no-table-tags",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "la-ndecl",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ursus",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "nominative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ursī",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "nominative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ursī",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ursōrum",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ursō",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ursīs",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ursum",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ursōs",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ursō",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "ablative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ursīs",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "ablative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "urse",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "singular",
        "vocative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ursī",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "plural",
        "vocative"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ursus<2>"
      },
      "expansion": "ursus m (genitive ursī); second declension",
      "name": "la-noun"
    }
  ],
  "inflection_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ursus<2>"
      },
      "name": "la-ndecl"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Latin",
  "lang_code": "la",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Latin entries with etymology trees",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Latin entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Latin masculine nouns in the second declension",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with 1 entry",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with etymology trees",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "langcode": "la",
          "name": "Carnivores",
          "orig": "la:Carnivores",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "langcode": "la",
          "name": "Ursids",
          "orig": "la:Ursids",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        }
      ],
      "derived": [
        {
          "word": "ursa"
        },
        {
          "word": "ursīna"
        },
        {
          "word": "ursīnus"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "a bear"
      ],
      "id": "en-ursus-la-noun-vB~mfRJK",
      "links": [
        [
          "bear",
          "bear"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "declension-2",
        "masculine"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "[ˈʊr.sʊs]",
      "tags": [
        "Classical-Latin"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ˈur.sus]",
      "note": "modern Italianate Ecclesiastical"
    }
  ],
  "word": "ursus"
}
{
  "derived": [
    {
      "word": "ursa"
    },
    {
      "word": "ursīna"
    },
    {
      "word": "ursīnus"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "la",
        "2": ":inh",
        "3": "itc-pro:*orsos<id:><ety:inh<ine-pro:*h₂ŕ̥tḱos<id:bear>>>",
        "id": "bear",
        "tree": "1"
      },
      "expansion": "Etymology tree\nProto-Indo-European *h₂ŕ̥tḱos\nProto-Italic *orsos\nLatin ursus",
      "name": "etymon"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "la",
        "2": "itc-pro",
        "3": "",
        "4": "*orsos"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Italic *orsos",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "la",
        "2": "ine-pro",
        "3": "*h₂ŕ̥tḱos",
        "t": "bear"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Indo-European *h₂ŕ̥tḱos (“bear”)",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "itc-pro",
        "2": "",
        "3": "*o-"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Italic *o-",
      "name": "m+"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "la",
        "2": "Arctos"
      },
      "expansion": "Doublet of Arctos",
      "name": "doublet"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "Etymology tree\nProto-Indo-European *h₂ŕ̥tḱos\nProto-Italic *orsos\nLatin ursus\nFrom Proto-Italic *orsos (perhaps from earlier *orssos), from Proto-Indo-European *h₂ŕ̥tḱos (“bear”); Proto-Italic *o- is unexpected, and may have arisen as a taboo distortion. For the outcome -s- from original *-tḱ-, compare sinō. Doublet of Arctos.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "ursī",
      "tags": [
        "genitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "no-table-tags",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "la-ndecl",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ursus",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "nominative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ursī",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "nominative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ursī",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ursōrum",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ursō",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ursīs",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ursum",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ursōs",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ursō",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "ablative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ursīs",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "ablative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "urse",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "singular",
        "vocative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ursī",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "plural",
        "vocative"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ursus<2>"
      },
      "expansion": "ursus m (genitive ursī); second declension",
      "name": "la-noun"
    }
  ],
  "inflection_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ursus<2>"
      },
      "name": "la-ndecl"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Latin",
  "lang_code": "la",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "Latin 2-syllable words",
        "Latin doublets",
        "Latin entries with etymology trees",
        "Latin entries with incorrect language header",
        "Latin lemmas",
        "Latin masculine nouns",
        "Latin masculine nouns in the second declension",
        "Latin nouns",
        "Latin second declension nouns",
        "Latin terms derived from Proto-Indo-European",
        "Latin terms derived from Proto-Italic",
        "Latin terms derived from the Proto-Indo-European word *h₂ŕ̥tḱos",
        "Latin terms inherited from Proto-Indo-European",
        "Latin terms inherited from Proto-Italic",
        "Latin terms with IPA pronunciation",
        "Pages with 1 entry",
        "Pages with entries",
        "Pages with etymology trees",
        "Pages with inline etymon for redlinks",
        "la:Carnivores",
        "la:Ursids"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "a bear"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "bear",
          "bear"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "declension-2",
        "masculine"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "[ˈʊr.sʊs]",
      "tags": [
        "Classical-Latin"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ˈur.sus]",
      "note": "modern Italianate Ecclesiastical"
    }
  ],
  "word": "ursus"
}

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