gilvus
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Latin[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Proto-Indo-European ǵilh₃wós, from ǵeylh₃- (dialectal variant of *ǵʰelh₃- (“to shine”)) + *-wós (whence -vus). Compare helvus, fulvus, flāvus.
Pronunciation[edit]
- (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈɡil.u̯us/, [ˈɡɪɫ̪u̯os̠]
- (Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ˈd͡ʒil.vus/, [ˈd͡ʒilvus]
Adjective[edit]
gilvus (feminine gilva, neuter gilvum); first/second-declension adjective
- dun-colored, pale yellow (only used for horses)
Declension[edit]
First/second-declension adjective.
| Number | Singular | Plural | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Case / Gender | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter | |
| Nominative | gilvus | gilva | gilvum | gilvī | gilvae | gilva | |
| Genitive | gilvī | gilvae | gilvī | gilvōrum | gilvārum | gilvōrum | |
| Dative | gilvō | gilvō | gilvīs | ||||
| Accusative | gilvum | gilvam | gilvum | gilvōs | gilvās | gilva | |
| Ablative | gilvō | gilvā | gilvō | gilvīs | |||
| Vocative | gilve | gilva | gilvum | gilvī | gilvae | gilva | |
References[edit]
- gilvus in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short, A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press, 1879
- gilvus in Charlton T. Lewis, An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers, 1891
- gilvus in Gaffiot, Félix, Dictionnaire illustré Latin-Français, Hachette, 1934