fulvus

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Latin

Etymology

From a Proto-Indo-European *bʰl̥wós, from *bʰel- (to shine) + *-wós (whence -vus). See fulgeō.

Pronunciation

Adjective

fulvus (feminine fulva, neuter fulvum); first/second-declension adjective

  1. reddish-yellow, tawny, amber-coloured, fulvous

Declension

First/second-declension adjective.

Number Singular Plural
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

Descendants

  • Italian: fulvo
  • Portuguese: fulo, fulvo
  • Spanish: fulvo

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