alvus
Latin
Etymology
- From Proto-Indo-European *h₂ewlos (“tube, hole”) with metathesis. Cognate with Ancient Greek αὐλός (aulós).
- Or from Proto-Indo-European *h₂el- (“to nourish”) + *-wós.
Pronunciation
- (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈal.wus/, [ˈaɫ.wʊs]
Noun
alvus f (genitive alvī); second declension
- The belly, bowels, paunch; excrement; flux, diarrhoea.
- The stomach, digestive organs.
- The womb; matrix (of a fruit).
- A hollow, cavity.
- The hold or hull of a ship or boat.
- A beehive.
Inflection
Second declension.
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | alvus | alvī |
| genitive | alvī | alvōrum |
| dative | alvō | alvīs |
| accusative | alvum | alvōs |
| ablative | alvō | alvīs |
| vocative | alve | alvī |
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References
- alvus in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- alvus in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
- alvus in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition, 1883–1887)
- alvus in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Hachette
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