gilvus

Latin

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European ǵilh₃wós, from ǵeylh₃- (dialectal variant of *ǵʰelh₃- (“to shine”)) + *-wós (whence -vus). Compare to helvus, fulvus, flāvus.

Pronunciation
  • (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈɡil.wus/, [ˈɡɪɫ.wʊs]

Adjective

gilvus (feminine gilva, neuter gilvum); first/second declension

  1. dun-colored, pale yellow (only used for horses)

Inflection

First/second declension.

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 gilvae gilvō gilvīs gilvīs gilvīs
Accusative gilvum gilvam gilvum gilvōs gilvās gilva
Ablative gilvō gilvā gilvō gilvīs gilvīs gilvīs
Vocative gilve gilva gilvum gilvī gilvae gilva

References
  • gilvus in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • gilvus in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
  • gilvus in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Hachette
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