"vallum" meaning in Latin

See vallum in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /ˈu̯al.lum/ [Classical-Latin], [ˈu̯älːʲʊ̃ˑ] [Classical-Latin], /ˈval.lum/ (note: modern Italianate Ecclesiastical), [ˈvälːum] (note: modern Italianate Ecclesiastical)
Etymology: Probably from Proto-Italic *walso, from Proto-Indo-European *uh₂lso-, itself perhaps from Proto-Indo-European *welH- (“to turn, wind, roll”). Compare Ancient Greek ἧλος (hêlos, “nail”). Etymology templates: {{der|la|itc-pro|*walso}} Proto-Italic *walso, {{der|la|ine-pro||*uh₂lso-}} Proto-Indo-European *uh₂lso-, {{der|la|ine-pro|*welH-||to turn, wind, roll}} Proto-Indo-European *welH- (“to turn, wind, roll”), {{cog|grc|ἧλος|t=nail}} Ancient Greek ἧλος (hêlos, “nail”) Head templates: {{la-noun|vallum<2>}} vallum n (genitive vallī); second declension Inflection templates: {{la-ndecl|vallum<2>}} Forms: vallī [genitive], no-table-tags [table-tags], vallum [nominative, singular], valla [nominative, plural], vallī [genitive, singular], vallōrum [genitive, plural], vallō [dative, singular], vallīs [dative, plural], vallum [accusative, singular], valla [accusative, plural], vallō [ablative, singular], vallīs [ablative, plural], vallum [singular, vocative], valla [plural, vocative]
  1. wall, rampart, entrenchment Tags: declension-2, neuter Derived forms: circumvāllō, intervallum, vallaris, vallō, vallus
    Sense id: en-vallum-la-noun-J0eCZdOq Categories (other): Latin neuter nouns in the second declension
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Noun

Etymology: See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form. Etymology templates: {{non-lemma}} See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form. Head templates: {{head|la|noun form}} vallum
  1. accusative singular of vallus (“stake”) Tags: accusative, form-of, singular Form of: vallus (extra: stake)
    Sense id: en-vallum-la-noun-yO5SOqyR Categories (other): Latin entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Latin entries with incorrect language header: 31 69
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Inflected forms

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        }
      ],
      "text": "Old Galician-Portuguese:"
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      "text": "Galician: valo"
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          "expansion": "Portuguese: valo, vala",
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      "text": "Portuguese: valo, vala"
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        }
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          "expansion": "Spanish: valla",
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      "text": "→ Albanian: avulli"
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          "expansion": "→ English: vallum (learned)",
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      ],
      "text": "→ English: vallum (learned)"
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          "expansion": "→ Czech: val",
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            "bor": "1"
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          "expansion": "→ Polish: wał",
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      "text": "→ Polish: wał"
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            "bor": "1"
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          "expansion": "→ Romanian: val",
          "name": "desc"
        }
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      "text": "→ Romanian: val"
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          "expansion": "→ Proto-West Germanic: *wall",
          "name": "desc"
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    {
      "form": "vallī",
      "tags": [
        "genitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "no-table-tags",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
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      "source": "declension",
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        "inflection-template"
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        "singular"
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      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "nominative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
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      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "singular"
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      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "plural"
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    },
    {
      "form": "vallō",
      "source": "declension",
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        "singular"
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      "form": "vallīs",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "vallum",
      "source": "declension",
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        "accusative",
        "singular"
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      "source": "declension",
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        "accusative",
        "plural"
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    },
    {
      "form": "vallō",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "ablative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
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      "form": "vallīs",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "ablative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
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      "form": "vallum",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "singular",
        "vocative"
      ]
    },
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      "source": "declension",
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  ],
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  ],
  "lang": "Latin",
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  "pos": "noun",
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    {
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        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Latin neuter nouns in the second declension",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "derived": [
        {
          "word": "circumvāllō"
        },
        {
          "word": "intervallum"
        },
        {
          "word": "vallaris"
        },
        {
          "word": "vallō"
        },
        {
          "word": "vallus"
        }
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      ],
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          "wall",
          "wall"
        ],
        [
          "rampart",
          "rampart"
        ],
        [
          "entrenchment",
          "entrenchment"
        ]
      ],
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        "declension-2",
        "neuter"
      ]
    }
  ],
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    {
      "ipa": "/ˈu̯al.lum/",
      "tags": [
        "Classical-Latin"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ˈu̯älːʲʊ̃ˑ]",
      "tags": [
        "Classical-Latin"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈval.lum/",
      "note": "modern Italianate Ecclesiastical"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ˈvälːum]",
      "note": "modern Italianate Ecclesiastical"
    }
  ],
  "word": "vallum"
}

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            "Entry maintenance"
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        "accusative singular of vallus (“stake”)"
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}
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    "Latin terms derived from Proto-Indo-European",
    "Latin terms derived from Proto-Italic",
    "Latin terms with IPA pronunciation",
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      "word": "circumvāllō"
    },
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      "word": "intervallum"
    },
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      "word": "vallaris"
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      "word": "vallō"
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      "word": "vallus"
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          "name": "desc"
        }
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      "text": "Italian: vallo"
    },
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          "name": "desc"
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          "name": "desc"
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          "expansion": "Spanish: valla",
          "name": "desc"
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          "name": "desc"
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        "table-tags"
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        "singular"
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        "nominative",
        "plural"
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      "form": "vallī",
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      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "singular"
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      "form": "vallōrum",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "plural"
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      "form": "vallō",
      "source": "declension",
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        "dative",
        "singular"
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    {
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        "dative",
        "plural"
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    {
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        "accusative",
        "singular"
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        "accusative",
        "plural"
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    {
      "form": "vallō",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "ablative",
        "singular"
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    {
      "form": "vallīs",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "ablative",
        "plural"
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    },
    {
      "form": "vallum",
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      "tags": [
        "singular",
        "vocative"
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    },
    {
      "form": "valla",
      "source": "declension",
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        "plural",
        "vocative"
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      "name": "la-noun"
    }
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        "1": "vallum<2>"
      },
      "name": "la-ndecl"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Latin",
  "lang_code": "la",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "glosses": [
        "wall, rampart, entrenchment"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "wall",
          "wall"
        ],
        [
          "rampart",
          "rampart"
        ],
        [
          "entrenchment",
          "entrenchment"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "declension-2",
        "neuter"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈu̯al.lum/",
      "tags": [
        "Classical-Latin"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ˈu̯älːʲʊ̃ˑ]",
      "tags": [
        "Classical-Latin"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈval.lum/",
      "note": "modern Italianate Ecclesiastical"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ˈvälːum]",
      "note": "modern Italianate Ecclesiastical"
    }
  ],
  "word": "vallum"
}

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    "Latin entries with incorrect language header",
    "Latin non-lemma forms",
    "Latin noun forms",
    "Pages with 2 entries",
    "Pages with entries"
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  "etymology_number": 2,
  "etymology_templates": [
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      "args": {},
      "expansion": "See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.",
      "name": "non-lemma"
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    {
      "args": {
        "1": "la",
        "2": "noun form"
      },
      "expansion": "vallum",
      "name": "head"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Latin",
  "lang_code": "la",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "form_of": [
        {
          "extra": "stake",
          "word": "vallus"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "accusative singular of vallus (“stake”)"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "vallus",
          "vallus#Latin"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "form-of",
        "singular"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "vallum"
}

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