"limes" meaning in Latin

See limes in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: \li.mɛs\
Forms: limitēs [plural, nominative], limitēs [plural, vocative], limitem [singular, accusative], limitēs [plural, accusative], limitis [singular, genitive], limitum [plural, genitive], limitī [singular, dative], limitibus [plural, dative], limitĕ [singular, ablative], limitibus [plural, ablative]
  1. Chemin de traverse, sentier, route.
    Sense id: fr-limes-la-noun-fORYbPzu Categories (other): Exemples en latin
  2. Sillon, trace.
    Sense id: fr-limes-la-noun-RpvavtS~ Categories (other): Exemples en latin
  3. Frontière, limite, borne.
    Sense id: fr-limes-la-noun-wlu8c7dS
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: finis, ora, termen
Categories (other): Dérivations en latin, Lemmes en latin, Mots en latin suffixés avec -es, Noms communs en latin, Latin Derived forms: colliminium, collimitium, collimito, collimitaneus, delimito, delimitatio, limitalis, limitaneus, illimitatus, limitamentum, limitaris, limitatio, limitator, limito, limitrophus, translimitanus, límit, linde, límite, limite, limite, limit, limite, limită

Inflected forms

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      "name": "Dérivations en latin",
      "parents": [],
      "source": "w"
    },
    {
      "kind": "other",
      "name": "Lemmes en latin",
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    },
    {
      "kind": "other",
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    },
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  ],
  "derived": [
    {
      "word": "colliminium"
    },
    {
      "translation": "frontière",
      "word": "collimitium"
    },
    {
      "translation": "confiner à",
      "word": "collimito"
    },
    {
      "translation": "limitrophe",
      "word": "collimitaneus"
    },
    {
      "translation": "délimiter",
      "word": "delimito"
    },
    {
      "translation": "délimitation",
      "word": "delimitatio"
    },
    {
      "word": "limitalis"
    },
    {
      "translation": "placé aux frontières ; qui garde les frontières",
      "word": "limitaneus"
    },
    {
      "translation": "illimité",
      "word": "illimitatus"
    },
    {
      "translation": "action de limiter, détermination",
      "word": "limitamentum"
    },
    {
      "translation": "relatif aux limites",
      "word": "limitaris"
    },
    {
      "translation": "bornage, délimitation",
      "word": "limitatio"
    },
    {
      "translation": "arpenteur",
      "word": "limitator"
    },
    {
      "translation": "entourer de frontières, limiter",
      "word": "limito"
    },
    {
      "translation": "limitrophe",
      "word": "limitrophus"
    },
    {
      "translation": "qui habite au-delà des frontières",
      "word": "translimitanus"
    },
    {
      "lang": "Catalan",
      "lang_code": "ca",
      "word": "límit"
    },
    {
      "lang": "Espagnol",
      "lang_code": "es",
      "word": "linde"
    },
    {
      "lang": "Espagnol",
      "lang_code": "es",
      "word": "límite"
    },
    {
      "lang": "Français",
      "lang_code": "fr",
      "word": "limite"
    },
    {
      "lang": "Italien",
      "lang_code": "it",
      "word": "limite"
    },
    {
      "lang": "Occitan",
      "lang_code": "oc",
      "word": "limit"
    },
    {
      "lang": "Portugais",
      "lang_code": "pt",
      "word": "limite"
    },
    {
      "lang": "Roumain",
      "lang_code": "ro",
      "word": "limită"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_texts": [
    "Dérivé de limus (« oblique, de travers »), avec le suffixe -es (« aller »), littéralement « allée de traverse ». Apparenté à limen (« seuil »)."
  ],
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "limitēs",
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        "plural",
        "nominative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "limitēs",
      "tags": [
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      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "limitem",
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        "singular",
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      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "limitēs",
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        "plural",
        "accusative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "limitis",
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        "singular",
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      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "limitum",
      "tags": [
        "plural",
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      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "limitī",
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        "singular",
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      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "limitibus",
      "tags": [
        "plural",
        "dative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "limitĕ",
      "tags": [
        "singular",
        "ablative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "limitibus",
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        "plural",
        "ablative"
      ]
    }
  ],
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  "lang_code": "la",
  "pos": "noun",
  "pos_title": "Nom commun",
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        }
      ],
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        {
          "ref": "Virgile",
          "text": "limitem ferro agere",
          "translation": "s’ouvrir un passage, l’épée à la main."
        }
      ],
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        "Chemin de traverse, sentier, route."
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    },
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      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "ref": "Pline",
          "text": "limitem trahere",
          "translation": "laisser une traînée de lumière."
        }
      ],
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        "Sillon, trace."
      ],
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    {
      "glosses": [
        "Frontière, limite, borne."
      ],
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    }
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    {
      "ipa": "\\li.mɛs\\"
    }
  ],
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      "word": "finis"
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      "word": "ora"
    },
    {
      "word": "termen"
    }
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  "word": "limes"
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    {
      "word": "colliminium"
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    {
      "translation": "frontière",
      "word": "collimitium"
    },
    {
      "translation": "confiner à",
      "word": "collimito"
    },
    {
      "translation": "limitrophe",
      "word": "collimitaneus"
    },
    {
      "translation": "délimiter",
      "word": "delimito"
    },
    {
      "translation": "délimitation",
      "word": "delimitatio"
    },
    {
      "word": "limitalis"
    },
    {
      "translation": "placé aux frontières ; qui garde les frontières",
      "word": "limitaneus"
    },
    {
      "translation": "illimité",
      "word": "illimitatus"
    },
    {
      "translation": "action de limiter, détermination",
      "word": "limitamentum"
    },
    {
      "translation": "relatif aux limites",
      "word": "limitaris"
    },
    {
      "translation": "bornage, délimitation",
      "word": "limitatio"
    },
    {
      "translation": "arpenteur",
      "word": "limitator"
    },
    {
      "translation": "entourer de frontières, limiter",
      "word": "limito"
    },
    {
      "translation": "limitrophe",
      "word": "limitrophus"
    },
    {
      "translation": "qui habite au-delà des frontières",
      "word": "translimitanus"
    },
    {
      "lang": "Catalan",
      "lang_code": "ca",
      "word": "límit"
    },
    {
      "lang": "Espagnol",
      "lang_code": "es",
      "word": "linde"
    },
    {
      "lang": "Espagnol",
      "lang_code": "es",
      "word": "límite"
    },
    {
      "lang": "Français",
      "lang_code": "fr",
      "word": "limite"
    },
    {
      "lang": "Italien",
      "lang_code": "it",
      "word": "limite"
    },
    {
      "lang": "Occitan",
      "lang_code": "oc",
      "word": "limit"
    },
    {
      "lang": "Portugais",
      "lang_code": "pt",
      "word": "limite"
    },
    {
      "lang": "Roumain",
      "lang_code": "ro",
      "word": "limită"
    }
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    "Dérivé de limus (« oblique, de travers »), avec le suffixe -es (« aller »), littéralement « allée de traverse ». Apparenté à limen (« seuil »)."
  ],
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "limitēs",
      "tags": [
        "plural",
        "nominative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "limitēs",
      "tags": [
        "plural",
        "vocative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "limitem",
      "tags": [
        "singular",
        "accusative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "limitēs",
      "tags": [
        "plural",
        "accusative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "limitis",
      "tags": [
        "singular",
        "genitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "limitum",
      "tags": [
        "plural",
        "genitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "limitī",
      "tags": [
        "singular",
        "dative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "limitibus",
      "tags": [
        "plural",
        "dative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "limitĕ",
      "tags": [
        "singular",
        "ablative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "limitibus",
      "tags": [
        "plural",
        "ablative"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Latin",
  "lang_code": "la",
  "pos": "noun",
  "pos_title": "Nom commun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "Exemples en latin"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "ref": "Virgile",
          "text": "limitem ferro agere",
          "translation": "s’ouvrir un passage, l’épée à la main."
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Chemin de traverse, sentier, route."
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "Exemples en latin"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "ref": "Pline",
          "text": "limitem trahere",
          "translation": "laisser une traînée de lumière."
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Sillon, trace."
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "Frontière, limite, borne."
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "\\li.mɛs\\"
    }
  ],
  "synonyms": [
    {
      "word": "finis"
    },
    {
      "word": "ora"
    },
    {
      "word": "termen"
    }
  ],
  "tags": [
    "masculine"
  ],
  "word": "limes"
}

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