"lanza" meaning in Maltese

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Noun

IPA: /ˈlan.t͡sa/ Forms: lanez [plural]
Etymology: Borrowed from Sicilian lanza, ultimately (perhaps through Old Occitan) from Latin lancea. Etymology templates: {{bor+|mt|scn|lanza}} Borrowed from Sicilian lanza, {{der|mt|pro|-}} Old Occitan, {{der|mt|la|lancea}} Latin lancea Head templates: {{mt-noun|g=f|p=lanez}} lanza f (plural lanez)
  1. spear Tags: feminine
    Sense id: en-lanza-mt-noun-jyzJNrGW
  2. lanza Tags: feminine
    Sense id: en-lanza-mt-noun-McxtYVhs
  3. fishing rod Tags: feminine Synonyms: qasba
    Sense id: en-lanza-mt-noun-ITM~Hn~a Categories (other): Maltese entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Maltese entries with incorrect language header: 20 20 60
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: sunnara, xlief

Inflected forms

{
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "mt",
        "2": "scn",
        "3": "lanza"
      },
      "expansion": "Borrowed from Sicilian lanza",
      "name": "bor+"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "mt",
        "2": "pro",
        "3": "-"
      },
      "expansion": "Old Occitan",
      "name": "der"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "mt",
        "2": "la",
        "3": "lancea"
      },
      "expansion": "Latin lancea",
      "name": "der"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "Borrowed from Sicilian lanza, ultimately (perhaps through Old Occitan) from Latin lancea.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "lanez",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "g": "f",
        "p": "lanez"
      },
      "expansion": "lanza f (plural lanez)",
      "name": "mt-noun"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Maltese",
  "lang_code": "mt",
  "pos": "noun",
  "related": [
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "word": "sunnara"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "word": "xlief"
    }
  ],
  "senses": [
    {
      "glosses": [
        "spear"
      ],
      "id": "en-lanza-mt-noun-jyzJNrGW",
      "links": [
        [
          "spear",
          "spear"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "lanza"
      ],
      "id": "en-lanza-mt-noun-McxtYVhs",
      "links": [
        [
          "lanza",
          "lanza"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "_dis": "20 20 60",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Maltese entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "fishing rod"
      ],
      "id": "en-lanza-mt-noun-ITM~Hn~a",
      "links": [
        [
          "fishing rod",
          "fishing rod"
        ]
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "qasba"
        }
      ],
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈlan.t͡sa/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "lanza"
}
{
  "categories": [
    "Maltese entries with incorrect language header",
    "Maltese feminine nouns",
    "Maltese lemmas",
    "Maltese nouns",
    "Maltese terms borrowed from Sicilian",
    "Maltese terms derived from Latin",
    "Maltese terms derived from Old Occitan",
    "Maltese terms derived from Sicilian",
    "Pages with 3 entries",
    "Pages with entries",
    "es:Weapons"
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "mt",
        "2": "scn",
        "3": "lanza"
      },
      "expansion": "Borrowed from Sicilian lanza",
      "name": "bor+"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "mt",
        "2": "pro",
        "3": "-"
      },
      "expansion": "Old Occitan",
      "name": "der"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "mt",
        "2": "la",
        "3": "lancea"
      },
      "expansion": "Latin lancea",
      "name": "der"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "Borrowed from Sicilian lanza, ultimately (perhaps through Old Occitan) from Latin lancea.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "lanez",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "g": "f",
        "p": "lanez"
      },
      "expansion": "lanza f (plural lanez)",
      "name": "mt-noun"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Maltese",
  "lang_code": "mt",
  "pos": "noun",
  "related": [
    {
      "word": "sunnara"
    },
    {
      "word": "xlief"
    }
  ],
  "senses": [
    {
      "glosses": [
        "spear"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "spear",
          "spear"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "lanza"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "lanza",
          "lanza"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "fishing rod"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "fishing rod",
          "fishing rod"
        ]
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "qasba"
        }
      ],
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈlan.t͡sa/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "lanza"
}

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