"vulpes" meaning in Latin

See vulpes in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /ˈu̯ul.peːs/ [Classical-Latin], [ˈu̯ʊɫ̪peːs̠] [Classical-Latin], /ˈvul.pes/ (note: modern Italianate Ecclesiastical), [ˈvulpes] (note: modern Italianate Ecclesiastical)
Etymology: From earlier volpēs, from Proto-Italic *wolpis, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂wl(o)p- ~ *h₂ulp- (“(red) fox”) (compare Sanskrit लोपाश (lopāśá), Breton louarn, Lithuanian lãpė, Ancient Greek ἀλώπηξ (alṓpēx), Persian روباه (rubâh)), with an analogous gender change. Possibly a conflation with earlier words for "wolf"; see wĺ̥kʷos. Etymology templates: {{inh|la|itc-pro|*wolpis}} Proto-Italic *wolpis, {{der|la|ine-pro|*h₂wl(o)p-}} Proto-Indo-European *h₂wl(o)p-, {{cog|sa|लोपाश|tr=lopāśá}} Sanskrit लोपाश (lopāśá), {{cog|br|louarn}} Breton louarn, {{cog|lt|lãpė}} Lithuanian lãpė, {{cog|grc|ἀλώπηξ}} Ancient Greek ἀλώπηξ (alṓpēx), {{cog|fa|روباه|tr=rubâh}} Persian روباه (rubâh) Head templates: {{la-noun|vulpēs<3>|g=f}} vulpēs f (genitive vulpis); third declension Inflection templates: {{la-ndecl|vulpēs<3>}} Forms: vulpēs [canonical, feminine], vulpis [genitive], no-table-tags [table-tags], vulpēs [nominative, singular], vulpēs [nominative, plural], vulpis [genitive, singular], vulpium [genitive, plural], vulpī [dative, singular], vulpibus [dative, plural], vulpem [accusative, singular], vulpēs [accusative, plural], vulpīs [accusative, plural], vulpe [ablative, singular], vulpibus [ablative, plural], vulpēs [singular, vocative], vulpēs [plural, vocative]
  1. a fox, vixen Tags: declension-3
    Sense id: en-vulpes-la-noun-t9u82qf1
  2. (figuratively) smartness, strategy, quick thinking, adaptability, craftiness, cunning, cleverness, wisdom Tags: declension-3, figuratively Categories (lifeform): Foxes
    Sense id: en-vulpes-la-noun-ghMKtPW5 Disambiguation of Foxes: 39 56 5 Categories (other): Latin entries with incorrect language header, Latin feminine nouns in the third declension, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Latin entries with incorrect language header: 17 70 13 Disambiguation of Latin feminine nouns in the third declension: 28 45 28 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 15 71 15 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 9 81 9
  3. a kind of shark Tags: declension-3
    Sense id: en-vulpes-la-noun-1TAraLnH
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: volpēs, vulpis (english: late) [proscribed] Derived forms: vulpēcula (english: little fox) [feminine], vulpēs marīna, vulpīnor, vulpīnus (english: fox, vulpine) [adjective], vulpiō
{
  "derived": [
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "english": "little fox",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "vulpēcula"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "word": "vulpēs marīna"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "word": "vulpīnor"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "english": "fox, vulpine",
      "tags": [
        "adjective"
      ],
      "word": "vulpīnus"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "word": "vulpiō"
    }
  ],
  "descendants": [
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "rup",
            "2": "vulpi",
            "alts": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "Aromanian: vulpi, vulpe",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Aromanian: vulpi, vulpe"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "ca",
            "2": "volp"
          },
          "expansion": "Catalan: volp",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Catalan: volp"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "co",
            "2": "volpe",
            "alts": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "Corsican: volpe, vorpe, volpi, vulpi",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Corsican: volpe, vorpe, volpi, vulpi"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "dlm",
            "2": "bualp",
            "alts": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "Dalmatian: bualp, vualp",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Dalmatian: bualp, vualp"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "fur",
            "2": "bolp",
            "alts": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "Friulian: bolp, volp",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Friulian: bolp, volp"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "gl",
            "2": "golpe",
            "3": "volpe"
          },
          "expansion": "Galician: golpe, volpe",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Galician: golpe, volpe"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "ist",
            "2": "bulpo"
          },
          "expansion": "Istriot: bulpo",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Istriot: bulpo"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "ruo",
            "2": "vulpe"
          },
          "expansion": "Istro-Romanian: vulpe",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Istro-Romanian: vulpe"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "it",
            "2": "volpe"
          },
          "expansion": "Italian: volpe",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Italian: volpe"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "lld",
            "2": "volp",
            "3": "bolp"
          },
          "expansion": "Ladin: volp, bolp",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Ladin: volp, bolp"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "nap",
            "2": "vorpe"
          },
          "expansion": "Neapolitan: vorpe",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Neapolitan: vorpe"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "oc",
            "2": "volp"
          },
          "expansion": "Occitan: volp",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Occitan: volp"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "pms",
            "2": "vulp"
          },
          "expansion": "Piedmontese: vulp",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Piedmontese: vulp"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "ro",
            "2": "vulpe",
            "alts": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "Romanian: vulpe, hulpe",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Romanian: vulpe, hulpe"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "rm",
            "2": "vulp",
            "alts": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "Romansch: vulp, uolp (Sursilvan), vualp, gualp (Sutsilvan), golp (Surmiran), vuolp (Puter, Vallader)",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Romansch: vulp, uolp (Sursilvan), vualp, gualp (Sutsilvan), golp (Surmiran), vuolp (Puter, Vallader)"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "scn",
            "2": "vurpi"
          },
          "expansion": "Sicilian: vurpi, gurpi, vulpi, gulpi\n→ Maltese: gilpa (from the form gulpi)",
          "name": "desctree"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Sicilian: vurpi, gurpi, vulpi, gulpi\n→ Maltese: gilpa (from the form gulpi)"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "vec",
            "2": "volp",
            "3": "bolpe",
            "4": "bolp"
          },
          "expansion": "Venetan: volp, bolpe, bolp",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Venetan: volp, bolpe, bolp"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "eo",
            "2": "vulpo",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Esperanto: vulpo",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Esperanto: vulpo"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "mul",
            "2": "Vulpes",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Translingual: Vulpes",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Translingual: Vulpes"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "la",
        "2": "itc-pro",
        "3": "*wolpis"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Italic *wolpis",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "la",
        "2": "ine-pro",
        "3": "*h₂wl(o)p-"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Indo-European *h₂wl(o)p-",
      "name": "der"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "sa",
        "2": "लोपाश",
        "tr": "lopāśá"
      },
      "expansion": "Sanskrit लोपाश (lopāśá)",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "br",
        "2": "louarn"
      },
      "expansion": "Breton louarn",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "lt",
        "2": "lãpė"
      },
      "expansion": "Lithuanian lãpė",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "grc",
        "2": "ἀλώπηξ"
      },
      "expansion": "Ancient Greek ἀλώπηξ (alṓpēx)",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "fa",
        "2": "روباه",
        "tr": "rubâh"
      },
      "expansion": "Persian روباه (rubâh)",
      "name": "cog"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From earlier volpēs, from Proto-Italic *wolpis, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂wl(o)p- ~ *h₂ulp- (“(red) fox”) (compare Sanskrit लोपाश (lopāśá), Breton louarn, Lithuanian lãpė, Ancient Greek ἀλώπηξ (alṓpēx), Persian روباه (rubâh)), with an analogous gender change. Possibly a conflation with earlier words for \"wolf\"; see wĺ̥kʷos.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "vulpēs",
      "tags": [
        "canonical",
        "feminine"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "vulpis",
      "tags": [
        "genitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "no-table-tags",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "la-ndecl",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "vulpēs",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "nominative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "vulpēs",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "nominative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "vulpis",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "vulpium",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "vulpī",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "vulpibus",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "vulpem",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "vulpēs",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "vulpīs",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "vulpe",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "ablative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "vulpibus",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "ablative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "vulpēs",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "singular",
        "vocative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "vulpēs",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "plural",
        "vocative"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "vulpēs<3>",
        "g": "f"
      },
      "expansion": "vulpēs f (genitive vulpis); third declension",
      "name": "la-noun"
    }
  ],
  "inflection_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "vulpēs<3>"
      },
      "name": "la-ndecl"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Latin",
  "lang_code": "la",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "glosses": [
        "a fox, vixen"
      ],
      "id": "en-vulpes-la-noun-t9u82qf1",
      "links": [
        [
          "fox",
          "fox"
        ],
        [
          "vixen",
          "vixen"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "declension-3"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "_dis": "17 70 13",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Latin entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [
            "Entries with incorrect language header",
            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "28 45 28",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Latin feminine nouns in the third declension",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "15 71 15",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with 1 entry",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "9 81 9",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "39 56 5",
          "kind": "lifeform",
          "langcode": "la",
          "name": "Foxes",
          "orig": "la:Foxes",
          "parents": [
            "Canids",
            "Carnivores",
            "Mammals",
            "Vertebrates",
            "Chordates",
            "Animals",
            "Lifeforms",
            "All topics",
            "Life",
            "Fundamental",
            "Nature"
          ],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "smartness, strategy, quick thinking, adaptability, craftiness, cunning, cleverness, wisdom"
      ],
      "id": "en-vulpes-la-noun-ghMKtPW5",
      "links": [
        [
          "smartness",
          "smartness"
        ],
        [
          "strategy",
          "strategy"
        ],
        [
          "quick",
          "quick"
        ],
        [
          "thinking",
          "thinking"
        ],
        [
          "adaptability",
          "adaptability"
        ],
        [
          "craftiness",
          "craftiness"
        ],
        [
          "cunning",
          "cunning"
        ],
        [
          "cleverness",
          "cleverness"
        ],
        [
          "wisdom",
          "wisdom"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(figuratively) smartness, strategy, quick thinking, adaptability, craftiness, cunning, cleverness, wisdom"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "declension-3",
        "figuratively"
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "a kind of shark"
      ],
      "id": "en-vulpes-la-noun-1TAraLnH",
      "links": [
        [
          "shark",
          "shark"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "declension-3"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈu̯ul.peːs/",
      "tags": [
        "Classical-Latin"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ˈu̯ʊɫ̪peːs̠]",
      "tags": [
        "Classical-Latin"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈvul.pes/",
      "note": "modern Italianate Ecclesiastical"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ˈvulpes]",
      "note": "modern Italianate Ecclesiastical"
    }
  ],
  "synonyms": [
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "word": "volpēs"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "english": "late",
      "tags": [
        "proscribed"
      ],
      "word": "vulpis"
    }
  ],
  "word": "vulpes"
}
{
  "categories": [
    "Latin 2-syllable words",
    "Latin entries with incorrect language header",
    "Latin feminine nouns",
    "Latin feminine nouns in the third declension",
    "Latin lemmas",
    "Latin 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",
    "Latin third declension nouns",
    "Pages with 1 entry",
    "Pages with entries",
    "la:Foxes"
  ],
  "derived": [
    {
      "english": "little fox",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "vulpēcula"
    },
    {
      "word": "vulpēs marīna"
    },
    {
      "word": "vulpīnor"
    },
    {
      "english": "fox, vulpine",
      "tags": [
        "adjective"
      ],
      "word": "vulpīnus"
    },
    {
      "word": "vulpiō"
    }
  ],
  "descendants": [
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "rup",
            "2": "vulpi",
            "alts": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "Aromanian: vulpi, vulpe",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Aromanian: vulpi, vulpe"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "ca",
            "2": "volp"
          },
          "expansion": "Catalan: volp",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Catalan: volp"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "co",
            "2": "volpe",
            "alts": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "Corsican: volpe, vorpe, volpi, vulpi",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Corsican: volpe, vorpe, volpi, vulpi"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "dlm",
            "2": "bualp",
            "alts": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "Dalmatian: bualp, vualp",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Dalmatian: bualp, vualp"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "fur",
            "2": "bolp",
            "alts": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "Friulian: bolp, volp",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Friulian: bolp, volp"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "gl",
            "2": "golpe",
            "3": "volpe"
          },
          "expansion": "Galician: golpe, volpe",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Galician: golpe, volpe"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "ist",
            "2": "bulpo"
          },
          "expansion": "Istriot: bulpo",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Istriot: bulpo"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "ruo",
            "2": "vulpe"
          },
          "expansion": "Istro-Romanian: vulpe",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Istro-Romanian: vulpe"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "it",
            "2": "volpe"
          },
          "expansion": "Italian: volpe",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Italian: volpe"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "lld",
            "2": "volp",
            "3": "bolp"
          },
          "expansion": "Ladin: volp, bolp",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Ladin: volp, bolp"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "nap",
            "2": "vorpe"
          },
          "expansion": "Neapolitan: vorpe",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Neapolitan: vorpe"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "oc",
            "2": "volp"
          },
          "expansion": "Occitan: volp",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Occitan: volp"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "pms",
            "2": "vulp"
          },
          "expansion": "Piedmontese: vulp",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Piedmontese: vulp"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "ro",
            "2": "vulpe",
            "alts": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "Romanian: vulpe, hulpe",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Romanian: vulpe, hulpe"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "rm",
            "2": "vulp",
            "alts": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "Romansch: vulp, uolp (Sursilvan), vualp, gualp (Sutsilvan), golp (Surmiran), vuolp (Puter, Vallader)",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Romansch: vulp, uolp (Sursilvan), vualp, gualp (Sutsilvan), golp (Surmiran), vuolp (Puter, Vallader)"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "scn",
            "2": "vurpi"
          },
          "expansion": "Sicilian: vurpi, gurpi, vulpi, gulpi\n→ Maltese: gilpa (from the form gulpi)",
          "name": "desctree"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Sicilian: vurpi, gurpi, vulpi, gulpi\n→ Maltese: gilpa (from the form gulpi)"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "vec",
            "2": "volp",
            "3": "bolpe",
            "4": "bolp"
          },
          "expansion": "Venetan: volp, bolpe, bolp",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Venetan: volp, bolpe, bolp"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "eo",
            "2": "vulpo",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Esperanto: vulpo",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Esperanto: vulpo"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "mul",
            "2": "Vulpes",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Translingual: Vulpes",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Translingual: Vulpes"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "la",
        "2": "itc-pro",
        "3": "*wolpis"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Italic *wolpis",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "la",
        "2": "ine-pro",
        "3": "*h₂wl(o)p-"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Indo-European *h₂wl(o)p-",
      "name": "der"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "sa",
        "2": "लोपाश",
        "tr": "lopāśá"
      },
      "expansion": "Sanskrit लोपाश (lopāśá)",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "br",
        "2": "louarn"
      },
      "expansion": "Breton louarn",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "lt",
        "2": "lãpė"
      },
      "expansion": "Lithuanian lãpė",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "grc",
        "2": "ἀλώπηξ"
      },
      "expansion": "Ancient Greek ἀλώπηξ (alṓpēx)",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "fa",
        "2": "روباه",
        "tr": "rubâh"
      },
      "expansion": "Persian روباه (rubâh)",
      "name": "cog"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From earlier volpēs, from Proto-Italic *wolpis, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂wl(o)p- ~ *h₂ulp- (“(red) fox”) (compare Sanskrit लोपाश (lopāśá), Breton louarn, Lithuanian lãpė, Ancient Greek ἀλώπηξ (alṓpēx), Persian روباه (rubâh)), with an analogous gender change. Possibly a conflation with earlier words for \"wolf\"; see wĺ̥kʷos.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "vulpēs",
      "tags": [
        "canonical",
        "feminine"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "vulpis",
      "tags": [
        "genitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "no-table-tags",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "la-ndecl",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "vulpēs",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "nominative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "vulpēs",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "nominative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "vulpis",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "vulpium",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "vulpī",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "vulpibus",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "vulpem",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "vulpēs",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "vulpīs",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "vulpe",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "ablative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "vulpibus",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "ablative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "vulpēs",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "singular",
        "vocative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "vulpēs",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "plural",
        "vocative"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "vulpēs<3>",
        "g": "f"
      },
      "expansion": "vulpēs f (genitive vulpis); third declension",
      "name": "la-noun"
    }
  ],
  "inflection_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "vulpēs<3>"
      },
      "name": "la-ndecl"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Latin",
  "lang_code": "la",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "glosses": [
        "a fox, vixen"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "fox",
          "fox"
        ],
        [
          "vixen",
          "vixen"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "declension-3"
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "smartness, strategy, quick thinking, adaptability, craftiness, cunning, cleverness, wisdom"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "smartness",
          "smartness"
        ],
        [
          "strategy",
          "strategy"
        ],
        [
          "quick",
          "quick"
        ],
        [
          "thinking",
          "thinking"
        ],
        [
          "adaptability",
          "adaptability"
        ],
        [
          "craftiness",
          "craftiness"
        ],
        [
          "cunning",
          "cunning"
        ],
        [
          "cleverness",
          "cleverness"
        ],
        [
          "wisdom",
          "wisdom"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(figuratively) smartness, strategy, quick thinking, adaptability, craftiness, cunning, cleverness, wisdom"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "declension-3",
        "figuratively"
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "a kind of shark"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "shark",
          "shark"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "declension-3"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈu̯ul.peːs/",
      "tags": [
        "Classical-Latin"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ˈu̯ʊɫ̪peːs̠]",
      "tags": [
        "Classical-Latin"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈvul.pes/",
      "note": "modern Italianate Ecclesiastical"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ˈvulpes]",
      "note": "modern Italianate Ecclesiastical"
    }
  ],
  "synonyms": [
    {
      "word": "volpēs"
    },
    {
      "english": "late",
      "tags": [
        "proscribed"
      ],
      "word": "vulpis"
    }
  ],
  "word": "vulpes"
}

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