naevus

See also: nævus

English

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Noun

naevus (plural naevi)

  1. (anatomy) A pigmented, raised or otherwise abnormal area on the skin. Naevi may be congenital or acquired, and are always benign.

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Finnish

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈnɑeʋus/

Noun

naevus

  1. nevus (benign tumor on skin)

Usage notes

This word is mainly known to and thus used by the medical professionals.

Declension

Inflection of naevus (Kotus type 39/vastaus, no gradation)
nominative naevus naevukset
genitive naevuksen naevusten
naevuksien
partitive naevusta naevuksia
illative naevukseen naevuksiin
singular plural
nominative naevus naevukset
accusative nom. naevus naevukset
gen. naevuksen
genitive naevuksen naevusten
naevuksien
partitive naevusta naevuksia
inessive naevuksessa naevuksissa
elative naevuksesta naevuksista
illative naevukseen naevuksiin
adessive naevuksella naevuksilla
ablative naevukselta naevuksilta
allative naevukselle naevuksille
essive naevuksena naevuksina
translative naevukseksi naevuksiksi
instructive — naevuksin
abessive naevuksetta naevuksitta
comitative — naevuksineen

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French

Noun

naevus m (plural naevi)

  1. Alternative form of nævus

Further reading

Latin

Alternative forms

  • gnaevus

Etymology

For gnaevus, from Proto-Indo-European *ǵn̥h₁iwós (“native”), from *ǵenh₁- (“to beget”). Confer with Gnaeus.

Pronunciation

  • (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈnae̯.wus/, [ˈnae̯.wʊs]

Noun

naevus m (genitive naevī); second declension

  1. birthmark
  2. mole (on the body)

Declension

Second declension.

Case Singular Plural
nominative naevus naevī
genitive naevī naevōrum
dative naevō naevīs
accusative naevum naevōs
ablative naevō naevīs
vocative naeve naevī

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References

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