Latin search results for: alum
#1
noun
- declension: 2nd declension
- gender: neuter
Definitions:
- garlic
- species of comfrey plant
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Age:
In use throughout the ages/unknown
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Area:
Agriculture, Flora, Fauna, Land, Equipment, Rural
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Geography:
All or none
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Frequency:
2 or 3 citations
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Source:
“Oxford Latin Dictionary”, 1982 (OLD)
#2
noun
- declension: 3rd declension
- gender: neuter
Definitions:
- alum
- astringent substance (sulfates of aluminum), potash alum
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Age:
In use throughout the ages/unknown
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Area:
All or none
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Geography:
All or none
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Frequency:
For Dictionary, in top 10,000 words
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Source:
“Oxford Latin Dictionary”, 1982 (OLD)
#3
noun
- declension: 1st declension
- gender: feminine
Definitions:
- disciple, pupil
- foster-child, ward
- native son
- nursling, young animal/plant
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Age:
In use throughout the ages/unknown
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Area:
All or none
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Geography:
All or none
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Frequency:
For Dictionary, in top 10,000 words
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Source:
“Oxford Latin Dictionary”, 1982 (OLD)
#4
adjective
Definitions:
- native, brought up locally
- nourished, brought up
- reared/fostered by
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Age:
In use throughout the ages/unknown
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Area:
All or none
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Geography:
All or none
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Frequency:
For Dictionary, in top 10,000 words
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Source:
“Oxford Latin Dictionary”, 1982 (OLD)
#5
noun
- declension: 2nd declension
- gender: neuter
Definitions:
- food, fuel
- nourishment, provisions
- sustenance, maintenance, livelihood, alms
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Age:
In use throughout the ages/unknown
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Area:
All or none
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Geography:
All or none
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Frequency:
For Dictionary, in top 10,000 words
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Source:
“Oxford Latin Dictionary”, 1982 (OLD)
#6
verb
- conjugation: 1st conjugation
- voice: deponent
Definitions:
- nurture, nourish
- rear (children), educate
- train (animals)
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Age:
In use throughout the ages/unknown
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Area:
All or none
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Geography:
All or none
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Frequency:
For Dictionary, in top 20,000 words
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Source:
“Oxford Latin Dictionary”, 1982 (OLD)
#7
noun
- declension: 2nd declension
- gender: neuter
Definitions:
- garlic
- species of comfrey plant
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Age:
In use throughout the ages/unknown
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Area:
Agriculture, Flora, Fauna, Land, Equipment, Rural
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Geography:
All or none
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Frequency:
2 or 3 citations
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Source:
“Oxford Latin Dictionary”, 1982 (OLD)
#8
verb
- conjugation: 1st conjugation
- voice: transitive
Definitions:
- nurture, nourish
- rear (children), educate
- train (animals)
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Age:
Late, post-classical (3rd-5th centuries)
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Area:
All or none
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Geography:
All or none
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Frequency:
2 or 3 citations
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Source:
Lewis & Short, “A Latin Dictionary”, 1879 (Lewis & Short)
#9
noun
- declension: 1st declension
- gender: feminine
Definitions:
- feeding, nurture, upbringing
- food, nourishment
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Age:
In use throughout the ages/unknown
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Area:
All or none
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Geography:
All or none
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Frequency:
2 or 3 citations
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Source:
William Whitaker’s personal guess
#10
noun
- declension: 2nd declension
- gender: neuter
Definitions:
- aluminum
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Age:
Latin post 15th - Scholarly/Scientific (16th-18th centuries)
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Area:
Science, Philosophy, Mathematics, Units/Measures
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Geography:
All or none
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Frequency:
2 or 3 citations
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Source:
Calepinus Novus, “Modern Latin”, by Guy Licoppe (Cal)
#11
noun
- declension: 2nd declension
- gender: neuter
Definitions:
- cost of maintenance
- feeding, nurture, upbringing
- food, nourishment
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Age:
In use throughout the ages/unknown
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Area:
All or none
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Geography:
All or none
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Frequency:
2 or 3 citations
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Source:
William Whitaker’s personal guess
#12
adjective
Definitions:
- containing alum
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Age:
In use throughout the ages/unknown
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Area:
All or none
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Geography:
All or none
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Frequency:
2 or 3 citations
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Source:
“Oxford Latin Dictionary”, 1982 (OLD)
#13
noun
- declension: 2nd declension
- gender: masculine
Definitions:
- person whose maintenance is provided by (public/private) charity/alms
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Age:
In use throughout the ages/unknown
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Area:
All or none
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Geography:
All or none
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Frequency:
2 or 3 citations
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Source:
“Oxford Latin Dictionary”, 1982 (OLD)
#14
adjective
Definitions:
- charity supported
- of maintenance by (public) charity, welfare
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Age:
In use throughout the ages/unknown
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Area:
All or none
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Geography:
All or none
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Frequency:
2 or 3 citations
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Source:
“Oxford Latin Dictionary”, 1982 (OLD)
#15
noun
- declension: 2nd declension
- gender: masculine
Definitions:
- little foster-son
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Age:
In use throughout the ages/unknown
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Area:
All or none
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Geography:
All or none
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Frequency:
Having only single citation in Oxford Latin Dictionary or Lewis + Short
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Source:
“Oxford Latin Dictionary”, 1982 (OLD)
#16
noun
- declension: 2nd declension
- gender: neuter
Definitions:
- aluminous strata (pl.) (containing alum)
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Age:
In use throughout the ages/unknown
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Area:
All or none
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Geography:
All or none
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Frequency:
Having only single citation in Oxford Latin Dictionary or Lewis + Short
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Source:
“Oxford Latin Dictionary”, 1982 (OLD)
#17
noun
- declension: 2nd declension
- gender: neuter
Definitions:
- annual tax for maintenance of a seminary
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Age:
Medieval (11th-15th centuries)
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Area:
Ecclesiastic, Biblical, Religious
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Geography:
All or none
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Frequency:
Having only single citation in Oxford Latin Dictionary or Lewis + Short
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Source:
L.F. Stelten, “Dictionary of Eccles. Latin”, 1995 (Ecc)
#18
noun
- declension: 1st declension
- gender: feminine
Definitions:
- little foster-daughter
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Age:
In use throughout the ages/unknown
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Area:
All or none
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Geography:
All or none
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Frequency:
Only citation is inscription
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Source:
“Oxford Latin Dictionary”, 1982 (OLD)
#19
adjective
Definitions:
- containing alum
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Age:
In use throughout the ages/unknown
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Area:
All or none
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Geography:
All or none
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Frequency:
Appears only in Pliny’s “Natural History”
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Source:
“Oxford Latin Dictionary”, 1982 (OLD)
#20
noun
- declension: 2nd declension
- gender: masculine
Definitions:
- dealer in alum
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Age:
In use throughout the ages/unknown
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Area:
All or none
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Geography:
All or none
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Frequency:
Only citation is inscription
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Source:
“Oxford Latin Dictionary”, 1982 (OLD)