"vulgus" meaning in Latin

See vulgus in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /ˈu̯ul.ɡus/ [Classical-Latin], [ˈu̯ʊɫ̪ɡʊs̠] [Classical-Latin], /ˈvul.ɡus/ (note: modern Italianate Ecclesiastical), [ˈvulɡus] (note: modern Italianate Ecclesiastical)
Etymology: May be from Proto-Italic *wolgos or *welgos, perhaps from Proto-Indo-European *welH- (“to throng, crowd”), whence also Welsh gwala (“sufficiency, enough”), Middle Breton gwalc'h (“abundance”), Sanskrit वर्ग (varga, “group, division”); see also Latin volvō (“I roll, turn over”) for the same or a similar root. Some have attempted, without success, to link it to Proto-Indo-European *pl̥h₁-go-, whence English folk. Etymology templates: {{inh|la|itc-pro|*wolgos}} Proto-Italic *wolgos, {{der|la|ine-pro|*welH-||to throng, crowd}} Proto-Indo-European *welH- (“to throng, crowd”), {{cog|cy|gwala||sufficiency, enough}} Welsh gwala (“sufficiency, enough”), {{cog|xbm|gwalc'h||abundance}} Middle Breton gwalc'h (“abundance”), {{cog|sa|वर्ग||group, division}} Sanskrit वर्ग (varga, “group, division”), {{m+|la|volvō||I roll, turn over}} Latin volvō (“I roll, turn over”), {{m+|ine-pro||*pl̥h₁-go-}} Proto-Indo-European *pl̥h₁-go-, {{ncog|en|folk}} English folk Head templates: {{la-noun|((vulgus<2.N.sg>,vulgus<2.sg>))|footnote=Second declension neuter, nominative/accusative/vocative in -us. Also rarely encountered as a regular masculine second declension noun.|g=n|g2=m|title=<2>, usually nominative/accusative/vocative in -us.}} vulgus n sg or m sg (genitive vulgī); second declension Inflection templates: {{la-ndecl|((vulgus<2.N.sg>,vulgus<2.sg>))|footnote=Second declension neuter, nominative/accusative/vocative in -us. Also rarely encountered as a regular masculine second declension noun.|title=<2>, usually nominative/accusative/vocative in -us.}} Forms: vulgī [genitive], no-table-tags [table-tags], vulgus [nominative, singular], vulgī [genitive, singular], vulgō [dative, singular], vulgus [accusative, singular], vulgum [accusative, singular], vulgō [ablative, singular], vulgus [singular, vocative], vulge [singular, vocative]
  1. (uncountable) the common people Tags: declension-2, masculine, neuter, singular, uncountable
    Sense id: en-vulgus-la-noun-WjFonAim Categories (other): Latin neuter nouns in the second declension Disambiguation of Latin neuter nouns in the second declension: 30 12 25 33
  2. (uncountable) the public Tags: declension-2, masculine, neuter, singular, uncountable
    Sense id: en-vulgus-la-noun-p5L92G9k Categories (other): Latin neuter nouns in the second declension Disambiguation of Latin neuter nouns in the second declension: 30 12 25 33
  3. throng, crowd Tags: declension-2, masculine, neuter, singular Synonyms: multitūdō, turba
    Sense id: en-vulgus-la-noun-8McKLCpw Categories (other): Latin neuter nouns in the second declension Disambiguation of Latin neuter nouns in the second declension: 30 12 25 33
  4. gathering Tags: declension-2, masculine, neuter, singular
    Sense id: en-vulgus-la-noun-RUQWZMC6 Categories (other): Latin entries with incorrect language header, Latin masculine nouns in the second declension, Latin neuter nouns in the second declension Disambiguation of Latin entries with incorrect language header: 6 6 30 57 Disambiguation of Latin masculine nouns in the second declension: 21 20 26 33 Disambiguation of Latin neuter nouns in the second declension: 30 12 25 33
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: volgus Derived forms: vulgāris, vulgārius, vulgivagus, vulgō Related terms: vulgāritās, vulgāriter, vulgātē, vulgātor, vulgātus

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
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    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
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    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
      "word": "vulgivagus"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
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    }
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          },
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          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Galician: vulgo"
    },
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            "1": "it",
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      ],
      "text": "Italian: volgo"
    },
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        {
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            "1": "pt",
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          },
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        }
      ],
      "text": "Portuguese: vulgo"
    },
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        {
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            "2": "vulg"
          },
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          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Romanian: vulg"
    },
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      "depth": 1,
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        {
          "args": {
            "1": "scn",
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          },
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          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Sicilian: vulgu"
    },
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      "depth": 1,
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        {
          "args": {
            "1": "es",
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          },
          "expansion": "Spanish: vulgo",
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        }
      ],
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    }
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      "args": {
        "1": "sa",
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        "4": "I roll, turn over"
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      "args": {
        "1": "ine-pro",
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        "3": "*pl̥h₁-go-"
      },
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    },
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      "args": {
        "1": "en",
        "2": "folk"
      },
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    }
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  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "vulgī",
      "tags": [
        "genitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "no-table-tags",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "la-ndecl",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "vulgus",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "nominative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "vulgī",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "vulgō",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "vulgus",
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      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "vulgum",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "vulgō",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "ablative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "vulgus",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "singular",
        "vocative"
      ]
    },
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      "form": "vulge",
      "source": "declension",
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        "singular",
        "vocative"
      ]
    }
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        "footnote": "Second declension neuter, nominative/accusative/vocative in -us. Also rarely encountered as a regular masculine second declension noun.",
        "g": "n",
        "g2": "m",
        "title": "<2>, usually nominative/accusative/vocative in -us."
      },
      "expansion": "vulgus n sg or m sg (genitive vulgī); second declension",
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    }
  ],
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      },
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    }
  ],
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  "lang_code": "la",
  "pos": "noun",
  "related": [
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
      "word": "vulgāritās"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
      "word": "vulgāriter"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
      "word": "vulgātē"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
      "word": "vulgātor"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
      "word": "vulgātus"
    }
  ],
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          "kind": "other",
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        }
      ],
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        "the common people"
      ],
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      "raw_glosses": [
        "(uncountable) the common people"
      ],
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        "declension-2",
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        "neuter",
        "singular",
        "uncountable"
      ]
    },
    {
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        {
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          "name": "Latin neuter nouns in the second declension",
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        }
      ],
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        "the public"
      ],
      "id": "en-vulgus-la-noun-p5L92G9k",
      "links": [
        [
          "public",
          "public"
        ]
      ],
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        "(uncountable) the public"
      ],
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        "declension-2",
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      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "_dis": "30 12 25 33",
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          "name": "Latin neuter nouns in the second declension",
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        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "throng, crowd"
      ],
      "id": "en-vulgus-la-noun-8McKLCpw",
      "links": [
        [
          "throng",
          "throng"
        ],
        [
          "crowd",
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        ]
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "multitūdō"
        },
        {
          "word": "turba"
        }
      ],
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        "declension-2",
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        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
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          "_dis": "6 6 30 57",
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          "parents": [
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            "Entry maintenance"
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        {
          "_dis": "21 20 26 33",
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        {
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          "name": "Latin neuter nouns in the second declension",
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      ],
      "glosses": [
        "gathering"
      ],
      "id": "en-vulgus-la-noun-RUQWZMC6",
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        [
          "gathering",
          "gathering"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "declension-2",
        "masculine",
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        "singular"
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    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈu̯ul.ɡus/",
      "tags": [
        "Classical-Latin"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ˈu̯ʊɫ̪ɡʊs̠]",
      "tags": [
        "Classical-Latin"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈvul.ɡus/",
      "note": "modern Italianate Ecclesiastical"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ˈvulɡus]",
      "note": "modern Italianate Ecclesiastical"
    }
  ],
  "synonyms": [
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
      "word": "volgus"
    }
  ],
  "word": "vulgus"
}
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  "categories": [
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    "Latin masculine nouns",
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    "Latin neuter nouns in the second declension",
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    "Latin second declension nouns",
    "Latin terms derived from Proto-Indo-European",
    "Latin terms derived from Proto-Italic",
    "Latin terms inherited from Proto-Italic",
    "Latin terms with IPA pronunciation",
    "Pages with 2 entries",
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    {
      "word": "vulgāris"
    },
    {
      "word": "vulgārius"
    },
    {
      "word": "vulgivagus"
    },
    {
      "word": "vulgō"
    }
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          "args": {
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          "name": "desc"
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      ],
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    },
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        {
          "args": {
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      "depth": 1,
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      ],
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      "args": {
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      "args": {
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  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "vulgī",
      "tags": [
        "genitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "no-table-tags",
      "source": "declension",
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        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
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        "inflection-template"
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        "nominative",
        "singular"
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    {
      "form": "vulgī",
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        "genitive",
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      ]
    },
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      "form": "vulgō",
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      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "vulgus",
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        "accusative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "vulgum",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "vulgō",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "ablative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "vulgus",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "singular",
        "vocative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "vulge",
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        "singular",
        "vocative"
      ]
    }
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        "g": "n",
        "g2": "m",
        "title": "<2>, usually nominative/accusative/vocative in -us."
      },
      "expansion": "vulgus n sg or m sg (genitive vulgī); second declension",
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  ],
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    {
      "args": {
        "1": "((vulgus<2.N.sg>,vulgus<2.sg>))",
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  ],
  "lang": "Latin",
  "lang_code": "la",
  "pos": "noun",
  "related": [
    {
      "word": "vulgāritās"
    },
    {
      "word": "vulgāriter"
    },
    {
      "word": "vulgātē"
    },
    {
      "word": "vulgātor"
    },
    {
      "word": "vulgātus"
    }
  ],
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "Latin uncountable nouns"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "the common people"
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(uncountable) the common people"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "declension-2",
        "masculine",
        "neuter",
        "singular",
        "uncountable"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "Latin uncountable nouns"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "the public"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "public",
          "public"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(uncountable) the public"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "declension-2",
        "masculine",
        "neuter",
        "singular",
        "uncountable"
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "throng, crowd"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "throng",
          "throng"
        ],
        [
          "crowd",
          "crowd"
        ]
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "multitūdō"
        },
        {
          "word": "turba"
        }
      ],
      "tags": [
        "declension-2",
        "masculine",
        "neuter",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "gathering"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "gathering",
          "gathering"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "declension-2",
        "masculine",
        "neuter",
        "singular"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈu̯ul.ɡus/",
      "tags": [
        "Classical-Latin"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ˈu̯ʊɫ̪ɡʊs̠]",
      "tags": [
        "Classical-Latin"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈvul.ɡus/",
      "note": "modern Italianate Ecclesiastical"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ˈvulɡus]",
      "note": "modern Italianate Ecclesiastical"
    }
  ],
  "synonyms": [
    {
      "word": "volgus"
    }
  ],
  "word": "vulgus"
}

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