vellus

Latin

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Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *h₂welh₁- (“hair, wool”) (compare Greek λῶμα (lôma), Welsh gwlân, English wool, Lithuanian vìlna, Russian волна (volna)), Latin lāna).

Pronunciation
  • (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈwel.lus/, [ˈwɛl.lʊs]

Noun

vellus n (genitive velleris); third declension

  1. The wool shorn from a sheep; fleece; wool.
  2. The hide or pelt of an animal.

Inflection

Third declension neuter.

Case Singular Plural
Nominative vellus vellera
Genitive velleris vellerum
Dative vellerī velleribus
Accusative vellus vellera
Ablative vellere velleribus
Vocative vellus vellera

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