English search results for: tale

#1

noun

  • declension: 1st declension
  • gender: feminine

Definitions:

  1. play, drama
  2. story, tale, fable
  3. [fabulae! => rubbish!, nonsense!]
  • Age: In use throughout the ages/unknown
  • Area: All or none
  • Geography: All or none
  • Frequency: Very frequent, in all Elementry Latin books, top 1000+ words
  • Source: General, unknown or too common to say
#2

adjective

Definitions:

  1. inflicted by an old woman
  2. of an old woman
  3. old wives tale
  4. old-womanish
  • Age: In use throughout the ages/unknown
  • Area: All or none
  • Geography: All or none
  • Frequency: For Dictionary, in top 10,000 words
  • Source: “Oxford Latin Dictionary”, 1982 (OLD)
#3

noun

  • declension: 1st declension
  • gender: feminine

Definitions:

  1. grandmother
  2. rooted prejudice, old wives tale
  • Age: Late, post-classical (3rd-5th centuries)
  • Area: All or none
  • Geography: All or none
  • Frequency: For Dictionary, in top 10,000 words
  • Source: Lewis & Short, “A Latin Dictionary”, 1879 (Lewis & Short)
#4

noun

  • declension: 1st declension
  • gender: feminine

Definitions:

  1. grandmother
  2. rooted prejudice, old wives tale
  • Age: In use throughout the ages/unknown
  • Area: All or none
  • Geography: All or none
  • Frequency: For Dictionary, in top 10,000 words
  • Source: “Oxford Latin Dictionary”, 1982 (OLD)
#5

noun

  • declension: 2nd declension
  • gender: masculine

Definitions:

  1. fable, tale
  2. narrative, story
  • Age: In use throughout the ages/unknown
  • Area: All or none
  • Geography: All or none
  • Frequency: For Dictionary, in top 20,000 words
  • Source: “Oxford Latin Dictionary”, 1982 (OLD)
#6

noun

  • declension: 3rd declension
  • gender: common

Definitions:

  1. informer, tale bearer
  2. sign, token, proof
  • Age: In use throughout the ages/unknown
  • Area: All or none
  • Geography: All or none
  • Frequency: For Dictionary, in top 20,000 words
  • Source: General, unknown or too common to say
#7

adjective

Definitions:

  1. inflicted by an old woman
  2. of an old woman
  3. old wives tale
  4. old-womanish
  • Age: Late, post-classical (3rd-5th centuries)
  • Area: All or none
  • Geography: All or none
  • Frequency: Having only single citation in Oxford Latin Dictionary or Lewis + Short
  • Source: Lewis & Short, “A Latin Dictionary”, 1879 (Lewis & Short)
#8

noun

  • declension: 1st declension
  • gender: feminine

Definitions:

  1. fabulous narrative
  2. tall tale
  • Age: Late, post-classical (3rd-5th centuries)
  • Area: All or none
  • Geography: All or none
  • Frequency: Having only single citation in Oxford Latin Dictionary or Lewis + Short
  • Source: Lewis & Short, “A Latin Dictionary”, 1879 (Lewis & Short)