"veru" meaning in Latin

See veru in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: [ˈwɛ.ruː] [Classical-Latin], [ˈwɛ.rʊ] [Classical-Latin], [ˈvɛː.ru] (note: modern Italianate Ecclesiastical)
Etymology: From Proto-Italic *gʷeru (“spit”), from Proto-Indo-European *gʷéru. Etymology templates: {{etymon|la|:inh|itc-pro:*gʷeru}} [Appendix:Glossary#inherited|Inherited]] from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "lang_name" : "Proto-Italic", "term" : "*gʷeru", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "itc-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "lang_name" : "Latin", "term" : "veru", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "la" }" data-lang="la" data-title="veru">, {{inh|la|itc-pro|*gʷeru||spit}} Proto-Italic *gʷeru (“spit”), {{inh|la|ine-pro|*gʷéru}} Proto-Indo-European *gʷéru Head templates: {{la-noun|verū̆<4>}} verū̆ n (genitive verūs or verū); fourth declension Inflection templates: {{la-ndecl|verū̆<4>}} Forms: verū̆ [canonical, neuter], verūs [genitive], verū [genitive], no-table-tags [table-tags], verū̆ [nominative, singular], verua [nominative, plural], verūs [genitive, singular], verū [genitive, singular], veruum [genitive, plural], verū [dative, singular], veruī [dative, singular], veribus [dative, plural], verū̆ [accusative, singular], verua [accusative, plural], verū [ablative, singular], veribus [ablative, plural], verū̆ [singular, vocative], verua [plural, vocative], verum [alternative], verōnēs [alternative]
  1. spit, broach (especially for roasting) Tags: declension-4
    Sense id: en-veru-la-noun-kGauT9tO Categories (other): Latin entries with etymon, Latin entries with incorrect language header, Spears Disambiguation of Latin entries with etymon: 24 21 23 32 Disambiguation of Latin entries with incorrect language header: 34 17 16 33 Disambiguation of Spears: 20 31 17 33
  2. dart, javelin Tags: declension-4
    Sense id: en-veru-la-noun-NGnAsU2h Categories (other): Latin terms with collocations, Latin entries with etymon, Latin entries with incorrect language header, Spears Disambiguation of Latin entries with etymon: 24 21 23 32 Disambiguation of Latin entries with incorrect language header: 34 17 16 33 Disambiguation of Spears: 20 31 17 33
  3. (in the plural) paling or railing around an altar or tomb Tags: declension-4, in-plural
    Sense id: en-veru-la-noun-AFj8z70i Categories (other): Latin entries with etymon, Latin entries with incorrect language header, Spears Disambiguation of Latin entries with etymon: 24 21 23 32 Disambiguation of Latin entries with incorrect language header: 34 17 16 33 Disambiguation of Spears: 20 31 17 33
  4. a critical sign on the margin of a book, obelus Tags: declension-4
    Sense id: en-veru-la-noun-VuCx~cT~ Categories (other): Latin entries with etymon, Latin entries with incorrect language header, Latin neuter nouns in the fourth declension, Pages using etymon with no ID, Pages with etymon, Spears Disambiguation of Latin entries with etymon: 24 21 23 32 Disambiguation of Latin entries with incorrect language header: 34 17 16 33 Disambiguation of Latin neuter nouns in the fourth declension: 22 21 22 35 Disambiguation of Pages using etymon with no ID: 22 24 18 36 Disambiguation of Pages with etymon: 22 24 18 36 Disambiguation of Spears: 20 31 17 33
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: verūtum (english: short throwing spear), veruīna (english: spit), vericulum (english: small pointed rod)
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      "args": {
        "1": "verū̆<4>"
      },
      "expansion": "verū̆ n (genitive verūs or verū); fourth declension",
      "name": "la-noun"
    }
  ],
  "inflection_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "verū̆<4>"
      },
      "name": "la-ndecl"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Latin",
  "lang_code": "la",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "glosses": [
        "spit, broach (especially for roasting)"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "spit",
          "spit"
        ],
        [
          "broach",
          "broach"
        ],
        [
          "roast",
          "roast"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "declension-4"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "Latin terms with collocations",
        "Requests for translations of Latin usage examples"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "bold_text_offsets": [
            [
              0,
              4
            ]
          ],
          "tags": [
            "collocation"
          ],
          "text": "verū montānum",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "dart, javelin"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "dart",
          "dart"
        ],
        [
          "javelin",
          "javelin"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "declension-4"
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "paling or railing around an altar or tomb"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "paling",
          "paling"
        ],
        [
          "railing",
          "railing"
        ],
        [
          "altar",
          "altar"
        ],
        [
          "tomb",
          "tomb"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(in the plural) paling or railing around an altar or tomb"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "declension-4",
        "in-plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "a critical sign on the margin of a book, obelus"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "critical",
          "critical"
        ],
        [
          "sign",
          "sign"
        ],
        [
          "margin",
          "margin"
        ],
        [
          "book",
          "book"
        ],
        [
          "obelus",
          "obelus"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "declension-4"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "[ˈwɛ.ruː]",
      "tags": [
        "Classical-Latin"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ˈwɛ.rʊ]",
      "tags": [
        "Classical-Latin"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ˈvɛː.ru]",
      "note": "modern Italianate Ecclesiastical"
    }
  ],
  "word": "veru"
}

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