venus

Etymology

From Translingual Venus (“a genus of clams”), from Latin

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈviːnəs/
• Rhymes: -iːnəs
• Homophones: Venus, venous

Noun

venus (plural venuses)

1. Any of the bivalve molluscs in the genus Venus or family Veneridae.

Anagrams

• nevus

Verb

venus

1. conditional of veni

Verb

venus

1. masculine plural of the past participle of venir

Verb

venus

1. conditional of venar

Alternative forms

• vēnum

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *wes- (“to sell, buy”). Cognate with vīlis, Ancient Greek ὦνος (ônos), ὠνέομαι (ōnéomai, “to buy”), Sanskrit वस्नयति (vasnayati, “to haggle”), वस्न (vasna, “price”).

Pronunciation

• (Classical) IPA^(key): /ˈweː.nus/, [ˈweː.nʊs]

Noun

vēnus m (genitive vēnūs); fourth declension

1. sale, purchase

References

• venus in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• venus in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
• venus in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition, 1883–1887)
• venus in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Hachette
• venus in Harry Thurston Peck, editor (1898) Harper's Dictionary of Classical Antiquities, New York: Harper & Brothers
• venus in William Smith, editor (1848) A Dictionary of Greek Biography and Mythology, London: John Murray
• De Vaan, Michiel (2008) Etymological Dictionary of Latin and the other Italic Languages (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 7), Leiden, Boston: Brill

Etymology

From Venus, borrowed from Latin Venus. So named because of its astrological association with the planet.

Noun

venus (uncountable)

1. (rare) The reddish-brown metal; copper.
   • 1475, The Book of Quintessence.

     This water forsoþe is so strong, þat if a litil drope þerof falle vpon ȝoure hond, anoon it wole perce it þoruȝ-out; and in þe same maner it wole do, if it falle vpon a plate of venus.