fulvus
Latin
Etymology
From a Proto-Indo-European *bʰl̥wós, from *bʰel- (“to shine”) + *-wós (whence -vus). See fulgeō.
Pronunciation
- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): /ˈful.u̯us/, [ˈfʊɫ̪u̯ʊs̠]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ˈful.vus/, [ˈfulvus]
Adjective
fulvus (feminine fulva, neuter fulvum); first/second-declension adjective
Declension
First/second-declension adjective.
Number | Singular | Plural | |||||
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Case / Gender | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter | |
Nominative | fulvus | fulva | fulvum | fulvī | fulvae | fulva | |
Genitive | fulvī | fulvae | fulvī | fulvōrum | fulvārum | fulvōrum | |
Dative | fulvō | fulvō | fulvīs | ||||
Accusative | fulvum | fulvam | fulvum | fulvōs | fulvās | fulva | |
Ablative | fulvō | fulvā | fulvō | fulvīs | |||
Vocative | fulve | fulva | fulvum | fulvī | fulvae | fulva |
Related terms
- fulvaster
- fulvescens
- fulvicrissa (Fulvous-vented)
- fulviceps (Fulvous-headed)
- fulvipectus (Fulvous-breasted)
- fulviventris (Fulvous-bellied)
- fulvifrons
Descendants
References
- “fulvus”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- “fulvus”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
- fulvus in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
- “fulvus”, in William Smith, editor (1848), A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Biography and Mythology, London: John Murray