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clavus

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English

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Etymology 1

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Borrowed from Latin clāvus (“a nail”). Doublet of clove.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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clavus (plural clavuses or clavi)

  1. A callous growth, especially on the foot; a corn.
    • 1988, Shepard R. Hurwitz, Foot and ankle pain, page 331:
      In a review of over 1000 interdigital clavuses, 65% were found in the fourth interspace, while the first and third web space clavuses were found in 17% and 16% of the patients respectively […]
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Etymology 2

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Compare Claviceps; the young grain is malformed and club-shaped.

Noun

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clavus (uncountable)

  1. (obsolete) Synonym of ergot.
    • 1817, The Analectic Magazine, page 186:
      The clavus, or ergot of grain, consists in the enlargement and elongation of the seeds […]

Latin

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Etymology

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    From Proto-Italic *klāwos, from Proto-Indo-European *kleh₂w-o-s, from *kleh₂u- (“nail, pin, hook - instruments, of old use for locking doors”).[1] Cognate with Ancient Greek κλείς (kleís, “key”) and Old Church Slavonic ключь (ključĭ, “key”). Latin clāvis (“key”) is either a secondary i-stem derivation, or a loanword from Ancient Greek κληΐς (klēḯs).

    Pronunciation

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    Noun

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    Latin Wikipedia has an article on:
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    clāvus m (genitive clāvī); second declension

    1. a nail (metal spike)
    2. rudder
    3. helm (of a boat)
    4. purple stripe on the tunic
    5. callus, wart, tumor

    Declension

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    Second-declension noun.

    singular plural
    nominative clāvus clāvī
    genitive clāvī clāvōrum
    dative clāvō clāvīs
    accusative clāvum clāvōs
    ablative clāvō clāvīs
    vocative clāve clāvī

    Derived terms

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    Descendants

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    References

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    1. ^ De Vaan, Michiel (2008), “clāvus”, in Etymological Dictionary of Latin and the other Italic Languages (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 7), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 119

    Further reading

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    • “clavus”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879), A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
    • “clavus”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891), An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
    • "clavus", in Charles du Fresne du Cange, Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition with additions by D. P. Carpenterius, Adelungius and others, edited by Léopold Favre, 1883–1887)
    • “clavus”, in Gaffiot, Félix (1934), Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
    • Carl Meißner; Henry William Auden (1894), Latin Phrase-Book‎[1], London: Macmillan and Co.
      • to hold the reins of government: clavum rei publicae tenere
      • to steer: clavum tenere
    • “clavus”, in Harry Thurston Peck, editor (1898), Harper’s Dictionary of Classical Antiquities, New York: Harper & Brothers
    • “clavus”, in William Smith et al., editor (1890), A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Antiquities, London: William Wayte. G. E. Marindin
    • Meyer-Lübke, Wilhelm (1911), “clavus”, in Romanisches etymologisches Wörterbuch (in German), page 158
    • Walther von Wartburg (1928–2002), “clavus”, in Französisches Etymologisches Wörterbuch (in German), volume 2: C Q K, page 768

    Romanian

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    Etymology

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    Borrowed from French clavus or Latin clavus.

    Noun

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    clavus n (plural clavusuri)

    1. clavus

    Declension

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    singular plural
    indefinite definite indefinite definite
    nominative-accusative clavus clavusul clavusuri clavusurile
    genitive-dative clavus clavusului clavusuri clavusurilor
    vocative clavusule clavusurilor
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