pulvis

Latin

Pronunciation

• (Classical) IPA^(key): /ˈpul.wis/, [ˈpuɫwis]

Noun

pulvis m (genitive pulveris); third declension

1. dust, powder
2. (figuratively) an arena, place of contest

Inflection

Third declension.

Number	Singular	Plural
nominative	pulvis	pulverēs
genitive	pulveris	pulverum
dative	pulverī	pulveribus
accusative	pulverem	pulverēs
ablative	pulvere	pulveribus
vocative	pulvis	pulverēs

Descendants

• Albanian: pluhur
• Aromanian: pulbire
• Asturian: polvu
• Catalan: pols
• Dalmatian: pulvro
• Dutch: poeder, poer, pulver, verpulveren
• English: powder, pulverize
• French: poussière, poudre
• Friulian: polvar
• Galician: po
• German: Pulver, Puder
• Ido: polvo

• Italian: polvere
• Occitan: polvèra
• Old French: pous
• Old Portuguese: poo
• Portuguese: pólvora, pó
• Romanian: pulbere
• Romansch: pulvra, puorla, polvra, puolvra
• Sardinian: peure, piubaru, piubere, piure, prubere
• Sicilian: pùrviri
• Spanish: pólvora, polvo
• Walloon: poure, poude

References

• pulvis in Charlton T. Lewis & Charles Short, A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press, 1879