"fulvus" meaning in Latin

See fulvus in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

IPA: [ˈfʊɫ.wʊs] [Classical-Latin], [ˈful.vus] (note: modern Italianate Ecclesiastical)
Etymology: From a Proto-Indo-European *bʰl̥wós, from *bʰel- (“to shine”) + *-wós (whence -vus). See fulgeō. Etymology templates: {{der|la|ine-pro||*bʰl̥wós}} Proto-Indo-European *bʰl̥wós, {{af|ine-pro|*bʰel-|*-wós|nocat=1|pos2=whence <i class="Latn mention nowrap" lang="la">-vus</i>|t1=to shine}} *bʰel- (“to shine”) + *-wós (whence -vus) Head templates: {{la-adj|fulvus}} fulvus (feminine fulva, neuter fulvum); first/second-declension adjective Inflection templates: {{la-adecl|fulvus}} Forms: fulva [feminine], fulvum [neuter], no-table-tags [table-tags], fulvus [masculine, nominative, singular], fulva [feminine, nominative, singular], fulvum [neuter, nominative, singular], fulvī [masculine, nominative, plural], fulvae [feminine, nominative, plural], fulva [neuter, nominative, plural], fulvī [genitive, masculine, singular], fulvae [feminine, genitive, singular], fulvī [genitive, neuter, singular], fulvōrum [genitive, masculine, plural], fulvārum [feminine, genitive, plural], fulvōrum [genitive, neuter, plural], fulvō [dative, masculine, singular], fulvae [dative, feminine, singular], fulvō [dative, neuter, singular], fulvīs [dative, feminine, masculine, neuter, plural], fulvum [accusative, masculine, singular], fulvam [accusative, feminine, singular], fulvum [accusative, neuter, singular], fulvōs [accusative, masculine, plural], fulvās [accusative, feminine, plural], fulva [accusative, neuter, plural], fulvō [ablative, masculine, singular], fulvā [ablative, feminine, singular], fulvō [ablative, neuter, singular], fulvīs [ablative, feminine, masculine, neuter, plural], fulve [masculine, singular, vocative], fulva [feminine, singular, vocative], fulvum [neuter, singular, vocative], fulvī [masculine, plural, vocative], fulvae [feminine, plural, vocative], fulva [neuter, plural, vocative]
  1. glowing Tags: adjective, declension-1, declension-2
    Sense id: en-fulvus-la-adj-KBAaIMQ1 Categories (other): Latin terms suffixed with -vus, Colors Disambiguation of Latin terms suffixed with -vus: 53 47 Disambiguation of Colors: 49 51
  2. (poetic) the glowing, saturated color of bronze, of gold, of the coat of animals like lions and eagles, of sand, of earth, of chalcedony, etc.: approximately fulvous, but in some cases verdant; essentially, "when bronze meets light" Tags: adjective, declension-1, declension-2, poetic
    Sense id: en-fulvus-la-adj-P53Do8Zd Categories (other): Latin entries with incorrect language header, Latin terms suffixed with -vus, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Colors Disambiguation of Latin entries with incorrect language header: 35 65 Disambiguation of Latin terms suffixed with -vus: 53 47 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 27 73 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 21 79 Disambiguation of Colors: 49 51
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: fulvaster, fulvēscēns, fulviceps (alt: Fulvous-headed), fulvicrissa (alt: Fulvous-vented), fulvifrons, fulvipectus (alt: Fulvous-breasted), fulviventris (alt: Fulvous-bellied)

Inflected forms

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      "lang_code": "it",
      "word": "fulvo"
    },
    {
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "lang_code": "pt",
      "word": "fulo"
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      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "lang_code": "pt",
      "word": "fulvo"
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    {
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      "form": "fulvōrum",
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      "form": "fulvō",
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      ]
    },
    {
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      "tags": [
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        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "fulvō",
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        "dative",
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    {
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        "singular"
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      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "feminine",
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    {
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        "neuter",
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    {
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      "source": "declension",
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        "plural"
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    {
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      "form": "fulvā",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
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        "singular"
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    },
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    {
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    },
    {
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      "source": "declension",
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        "vocative"
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    },
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      "form": "fulvae",
      "source": "declension",
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        "feminine",
        "plural",
        "vocative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "fulva",
      "source": "declension",
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      "alt": "Fulvous-headed",
      "word": "fulviceps"
    },
    {
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      "alt": "Fulvous-vented",
      "word": "fulvicrissa"
    },
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      "word": "fulvifrons"
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    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "alt": "Fulvous-breasted",
      "word": "fulvipectus"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "alt": "Fulvous-bellied",
      "word": "fulviventris"
    }
  ],
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        "the glowing, saturated color of bronze, of gold, of the coat of animals like lions and eagles, of sand, of earth, of chalcedony, etc.: approximately fulvous, but in some cases verdant; essentially, \"when bronze meets light\""
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      "raw_glosses": [
        "(poetic) the glowing, saturated color of bronze, of gold, of the coat of animals like lions and eagles, of sand, of earth, of chalcedony, etc.: approximately fulvous, but in some cases verdant; essentially, \"when bronze meets light\""
      ],
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      "ipa": "[ˈfʊɫ.wʊs]",
      "tags": [
        "Classical-Latin"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ˈful.vus]",
      "note": "modern Italianate Ecclesiastical"
    }
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}
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    "Latin terms suffixed with -vus",
    "Latin terms with IPA pronunciation",
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      "word": "fulvo"
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        "plural"
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    {
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    {
      "form": "fulvō",
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        "singular"
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    {
      "form": "fulvā",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "ablative",
        "feminine",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "fulvō",
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        "ablative",
        "neuter",
        "singular"
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    {
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        "ablative",
        "feminine",
        "masculine",
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        "plural"
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    {
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    },
    {
      "form": "fulva",
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        "feminine",
        "singular",
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    {
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      "source": "declension",
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        "neuter",
        "singular",
        "vocative"
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    },
    {
      "form": "fulvī",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "masculine",
        "plural",
        "vocative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "fulvae",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "plural",
        "vocative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "fulva",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "neuter",
        "plural",
        "vocative"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "fulvus"
      },
      "expansion": "fulvus (feminine fulva, neuter fulvum); first/second-declension adjective",
      "name": "la-adj"
    }
  ],
  "inflection_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "fulvus"
      },
      "name": "la-adecl"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Latin",
  "lang_code": "la",
  "pos": "adj",
  "related": [
    {
      "word": "fulvaster"
    },
    {
      "word": "fulvēscēns"
    },
    {
      "alt": "Fulvous-headed",
      "word": "fulviceps"
    },
    {
      "alt": "Fulvous-vented",
      "word": "fulvicrissa"
    },
    {
      "word": "fulvifrons"
    },
    {
      "alt": "Fulvous-breasted",
      "word": "fulvipectus"
    },
    {
      "alt": "Fulvous-bellied",
      "word": "fulviventris"
    }
  ],
  "senses": [
    {
      "glosses": [
        "glowing"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "glowing",
          "glowing"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "adjective",
        "declension-1",
        "declension-2"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "Latin poetic terms"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "the glowing, saturated color of bronze, of gold, of the coat of animals like lions and eagles, of sand, of earth, of chalcedony, etc.: approximately fulvous, but in some cases verdant; essentially, \"when bronze meets light\""
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "glowing",
          "glowing"
        ],
        [
          "saturated",
          "saturated"
        ],
        [
          "color",
          "color"
        ],
        [
          "bronze",
          "bronze"
        ],
        [
          "gold",
          "gold"
        ],
        [
          "lion",
          "lion"
        ],
        [
          "eagle",
          "eagle"
        ],
        [
          "sand",
          "sand"
        ],
        [
          "earth",
          "earth"
        ],
        [
          "chalcedony",
          "chalcedony"
        ],
        [
          "fulvous",
          "fulvous"
        ],
        [
          "verdant",
          "verdant"
        ],
        [
          "light",
          "light"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(poetic) the glowing, saturated color of bronze, of gold, of the coat of animals like lions and eagles, of sand, of earth, of chalcedony, etc.: approximately fulvous, but in some cases verdant; essentially, \"when bronze meets light\""
      ],
      "tags": [
        "adjective",
        "declension-1",
        "declension-2",
        "poetic"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "[ˈfʊɫ.wʊs]",
      "tags": [
        "Classical-Latin"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ˈful.vus]",
      "note": "modern Italianate Ecclesiastical"
    }
  ],
  "word": "fulvus"
}

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