ulva

See also: Ulva

Latin

Etymology

Maybe from Proto-Indo-European *h₂el- (“to grow”).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /ˈul.u̯a/, [ˈʊɫ̪u̯ä]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈul.va/, [ˈulvä]

Noun

ulva f (genitive ulvae); first declension

1. sedge

Declension

First-declension noun.

Case	Singular	Plural
Nominative	ulva	ulvae
Genitive	ulvae	ulvārum
Dative	ulvae	ulvīs
Accusative	ulvam	ulvās
Ablative	ulvā	ulvīs
Vocative	ulva	ulvae

Descendants

• Galician: Olveira (place name), olga
• Translingual: Ulva

References

• “ulva”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• “ulva”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
• ulva in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.