"vinculum" meaning in Latin

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Noun

IPA: [ˈwɪŋ.kʊ.ɫũː] [Classical-Latin], [ˈviŋ.ku.lum] (note: modern Italianate Ecclesiastical)
Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *weyk- Proto-Indo-European *-n- Proto-Indo-European *wi-n-k-der. Latin vinciō Latin -ulum Latin vinculum From vinciō (“bind, fetter, tie”) + -ulum (instrument noun suffix). Etymology templates: {{ety|la|:af|vinciō<t:bind, fetter, tie>|-ulum<pos:instrument noun suffix>|text=+|title=vinculum|tree=1}} Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *weyk- Proto-Indo-European *-n- Proto-Indo-European *wi-n-k-der. Latin vinciō Latin -ulum Latin vinculum [Appendix:Glossary#derived_terms|Derived]] from", "terms" : [ { "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "id" : "curve", "children" : [ ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Proto-Indo-European", "term" : "*weyk-", "lang" : "ine-pro" }, { "alt" : "*-n-", "id" : "nasal infix", "children" : [ ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Proto-Indo-European", "term" : "*-né-", "lang" : "ine-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "From", "is_group" : true, "keyword" : "affix" } ], "lang_name" : "Proto-Indo-European", "term" : "*wi-n-k-", "status" : "inline", "lang" : "ine-pro" } ], "keyword" : "derived" } ], "lang_name" : "Latin", "term" : "vinciō", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "la" }, { "children" : [ ], "lang_name" : "Latin", "term" : "-ulum", "status" : "ambiguous", "lang" : "la", "pos" : "instrument noun suffix" } ], "keyword_label" : "From", "is_group" : true, "keyword" : "affix" } ], "lang_name" : "Latin", "term" : "vinculum", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "la" }" data-lang="la" data-title="vinculum"> From vinciō (“bind, fetter, tie”) + -ulum (instrument noun suffix). Head templates: {{la-noun|vinculum<2>}} vinculum n (genitive vinculī); second declension Inflection templates: {{la-ndecl|vinculum<2>}} Forms: vinculī [genitive], no-table-tags [table-tags], vinculum [nominative, singular], vincula [nominative, plural], vinculī [genitive, singular], vinculōrum [genitive, plural], vinculō [dative, singular], vinculīs [dative, plural], vinculum [accusative, singular], vincula [accusative, plural], vinculō [ablative, singular], vinculīs [ablative, plural], vinculum [singular, vocative], vincula [plural, vocative], vinclum [alternative]
  1. Any instrument whereby anything is bound or tied up; bond, band, fetter, chain, cord, tie, link Tags: declension-2, neuter Synonyms: restis, fūniculus, līnum, laqueus, nervus
    Sense id: en-vinculum-la-noun-UIncn0yo Categories (other): Latin entries referencing ambiguous etymons, Latin entries with etymology texts, Latin entries with etymology trees, Latin entries with incorrect language header, Latin neuter nouns in the second declension, Latin terms suffixed with -ulum Disambiguation of Latin entries referencing ambiguous etymons: 80 20 Disambiguation of Latin entries with etymology texts: 79 21 Disambiguation of Latin entries with etymology trees: 79 21 Disambiguation of Latin entries with incorrect language header: 71 29 Disambiguation of Latin neuter nouns in the second declension: 64 36 Disambiguation of Latin terms suffixed with -ulum: 76 24
  2. (figuratively) a bond, obligation, binding force, tie, especially of marriage Tags: declension-2, figuratively, neuter
    Sense id: en-vinculum-la-noun-1bvgqPQg
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: dēvinciō, ēvinciō, pervinca, praevinciō, prōvincia, prōvinciālis, vinciō, vinctiō, vinctor, vinctūra, vinctus, vinculō

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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      },
      "expansion": "Etymology tree\nProto-Indo-European *weyk-\nProto-Indo-European *-n-\nProto-Indo-European *wi-n-k-der.\nLatin vinciō\nLatin -ulum\nLatin vinculum\n[Appendix:Glossary#derived_terms|Derived]] from\", \"terms\" : [ { \"children\" : [ { \"terms\" : [ { \"id\" : \"curve\", \"children\" : [ ], \"status\" : \"ok\", \"lang_name\" : \"Proto-Indo-European\", \"term\" : \"*weyk-\", \"lang\" : \"ine-pro\" }, { \"alt\" : \"*-n-\", \"id\" : \"nasal infix\", \"children\" : [ ], \"status\" : \"ok\", \"lang_name\" : \"Proto-Indo-European\", \"term\" : \"*-né-\", \"lang\" : \"ine-pro\" } ], \"keyword_label\" : \"From\", \"is_group\" : true, \"keyword\" : \"affix\" } ], \"lang_name\" : \"Proto-Indo-European\", \"term\" : \"*wi-n-k-\", \"status\" : \"inline\", \"lang\" : \"ine-pro\" } ], \"keyword\" : \"derived\" } ], \"lang_name\" : \"Latin\", \"term\" : \"vinciō\", \"status\" : \"ok\", \"lang\" : \"la\" }, { \"children\" : [ ], \"lang_name\" : \"Latin\", \"term\" : \"-ulum\", \"status\" : \"ambiguous\", \"lang\" : \"la\", \"pos\" : \"instrument noun suffix\" } ], \"keyword_label\" : \"From\", \"is_group\" : true, \"keyword\" : \"affix\" } ], \"lang_name\" : \"Latin\", \"term\" : \"vinculum\", \"status\" : \"ok\", \"lang\" : \"la\" }\" data-lang=\"la\" data-title=\"vinculum\">\nFrom vinciō (“bind, fetter, tie”) + -ulum (instrument noun suffix).",
      "name": "ety"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "Etymology tree\nProto-Indo-European *weyk-\nProto-Indo-European *-n-\nProto-Indo-European *wi-n-k-der.\nLatin vinciō\nLatin -ulum\nLatin vinculum\nFrom vinciō (“bind, fetter, tie”) + -ulum (instrument noun suffix).",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "vinculī",
      "links": [
        [
          "vinculī",
          "vinculi"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "genitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "no-table-tags",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "la-ndecl",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "vinculum",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "nominative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "vincula",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "nominative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "vinculī",
      "links": [
        [
          "vinculī",
          "vinculi#Latin"
        ]
      ],
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "vinculōrum",
      "links": [
        [
          "vinculōrum",
          "vinculorum#Latin"
        ]
      ],
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "vinculō",
      "links": [
        [
          "vinculō",
          "vinculo#Latin"
        ]
      ],
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "vinculīs",
      "links": [
        [
          "vinculīs",
          "vinculis#Latin"
        ]
      ],
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "vinculum",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "vincula",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "vinculō",
      "links": [
        [
          "vinculō",
          "vinculo#Latin"
        ]
      ],
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "ablative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "vinculīs",
      "links": [
        [
          "vinculīs",
          "vinculis#Latin"
        ]
      ],
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "ablative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "vinculum",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "singular",
        "vocative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "vincula",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "plural",
        "vocative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "vinclum",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "vinculum<2>"
      },
      "expansion": "vinculum n (genitive vinculī); second declension",
      "name": "la-noun"
    }
  ],
  "inflection_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "vinculum<2>"
      },
      "name": "la-ndecl"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Latin",
  "lang_code": "la",
  "pos": "noun",
  "related": [
    {
      "word": "dēvinciō"
    },
    {
      "word": "ēvinciō"
    },
    {
      "word": "pervinca"
    },
    {
      "word": "praevinciō"
    },
    {
      "word": "prōvincia"
    },
    {
      "word": "prōvinciālis"
    },
    {
      "word": "vinciō"
    },
    {
      "word": "vinctiō"
    },
    {
      "word": "vinctor"
    },
    {
      "word": "vinctūra"
    },
    {
      "word": "vinctus"
    },
    {
      "word": "vinculō"
    }
  ],
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "Latin terms with quotations"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "english": "In accordance with their customs, they compelled Orgetorix to plead his case in chains.\n(“Out of chains”; that is, “[standing] in chains”; a Latin idiom.)",
          "ref": "c. 52 BCE, Julius Caesar, Commentarii de bello Gallico 1.4",
          "text": "Mōribus suīs Orgetorīgem ex vinculīs causam dīcere coēgērunt.",
          "translation": "In accordance with their customs, they compelled Orgetorix to plead his case in chains.\n(“Out of chains”; that is, “[standing] in chains”; a Latin idiom.)",
          "type": "quotation"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Any instrument whereby anything is bound or tied up; bond, band, fetter, chain, cord, tie, link"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "bound",
          "bind"
        ],
        [
          "tied up",
          "tie up"
        ],
        [
          "bond",
          "bond"
        ],
        [
          "band",
          "band"
        ],
        [
          "fetter",
          "fetter"
        ],
        [
          "chain",
          "chain"
        ],
        [
          "cord",
          "cord"
        ],
        [
          "tie",
          "tie"
        ],
        [
          "link",
          "link"
        ]
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "restis"
        },
        {
          "word": "fūniculus"
        },
        {
          "word": "līnum"
        },
        {
          "word": "laqueus"
        },
        {
          "word": "nervus"
        }
      ],
      "tags": [
        "declension-2",
        "neuter"
      ]
    },
    {
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "See alternative form vinclum, with quote from Aeneid, 4.59."
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "a bond, obligation, binding force, tie, especially of marriage"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "bond",
          "bond"
        ],
        [
          "obligation",
          "obligation"
        ],
        [
          "binding",
          "binding"
        ],
        [
          "force",
          "force"
        ],
        [
          "tie",
          "tie"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(figuratively) a bond, obligation, binding force, tie, especially of marriage"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "declension-2",
        "figuratively",
        "neuter"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "[ˈwɪŋ.kʊ.ɫũː]",
      "tags": [
        "Classical-Latin"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ˈviŋ.ku.lum]",
      "note": "modern Italianate Ecclesiastical"
    }
  ],
  "word": "vinculum"
}

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