flavus

Esperanto

Verb

flavus

1. conditional of flavi

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Latin

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *bʰel- (“light, bright.”). Cognate with Russian белый (belyj), Sanskrit भर्ग (bharga).

Pronunciation

• (Classical) IPA: /ˈflaː.wus/
• (Ecclesiastical) IPA: /ˈfla.vus/

Adjective

flāvus m (feminine flāva, neuter flāvum); first/second declension

1. yellow, golden
2. blond, flaxen

Inflection

Number	Singular				Plural
Case \ Gender	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter		Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
nominative	flāvus	flāva	flāvum		flāvī	flāvae	flāva
genitive	flāvī	flāvae	flāvī		flāvōrum	flāvārum	flāvōrum
dative	flāvō	flāvae	flāvō		flāvīs	flāvīs	flāvīs
accusative	flāvum	flāvam	flāvum		flāvōs	flāvās	flāva
ablative	flāvō	flāvā	flāvō		flāvīs	flāvīs	flāvīs
vocative	flāve	flāva	flāvum		flāvī	flāvae	flāva

• comparative: flāvior, superlative: flāvissimus

Derived terms

flāveō flāvescō flāvicomus

flāvidus sufflāvus

Descendants

French: flou

Portuguese: flavo