"furvus" meaning in Latin

See furvus in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

IPA: [ˈfʊr.wʊs] [Classical-Latin], [ˈfur.vus] (note: modern Italianate Ecclesiastical)
Etymology: Disputed. Possibly from Proto-Indo-European *dʰus-wó-s, from *dʰwes- (“to breath, smoke, fume”) + *-wós (whence Proto-Italic *-wos > Latin -vus). The term has been cited as evidence of a sound law *-sw- > *-rw-, though Clayton counters that the term could continue Proto-Indo-European *dʰus-i-wó-, just as helvus reflects *ǵʰelh₃-i-wó-s. For more information regarding the proposed sound law, see Minerva and caterva (“band, crowd, retinue”). In any case, from the same source as fuscus, Old English dosen (“dark brown”). Etymology templates: {{unc|la|Disputed}} Disputed, {{der|la|ine-pro|*dʰus-wó-s}} Proto-Indo-European *dʰus-wó-s, {{cog|itc-pro|*-wos}} Proto-Italic *-wos, {{inh|la|ine-pro||*dʰus-i-wó-}} Proto-Indo-European *dʰus-i-wó- Head templates: {{la-adj|furvus}} furvus (feminine furva, neuter furvum); first/second-declension adjective Inflection templates: {{la-adecl|furvus}} Forms: furva [feminine], furvum [neuter], no-table-tags [table-tags], furvus [masculine, nominative, singular], furva [feminine, nominative, singular], furvum [neuter, nominative, singular], furvī [masculine, nominative, plural], furvae [feminine, nominative, plural], furva [neuter, nominative, plural], furvī [genitive, masculine, singular], furvae [feminine, genitive, singular], furvī [genitive, neuter, singular], furvōrum [genitive, masculine, plural], furvārum [feminine, genitive, plural], furvōrum [genitive, neuter, plural], furvō [dative, masculine, singular], furvae [dative, feminine, singular], furvō [dative, neuter, singular], furvīs [dative, feminine, masculine, neuter, plural], furvum [accusative, masculine, singular], furvam [accusative, feminine, singular], furvum [accusative, neuter, singular], furvōs [accusative, masculine, plural], furvās [accusative, feminine, plural], furva [accusative, neuter, plural], furvō [ablative, masculine, singular], furvā [ablative, feminine, singular], furvō [ablative, neuter, singular], furvīs [ablative, feminine, masculine, neuter, plural], furve [masculine, singular, vocative], furva [feminine, singular, vocative], furvum [neuter, singular, vocative], furvī [masculine, plural, vocative], furvae [feminine, plural, vocative], furva [neuter, plural, vocative]
  1. swart, dark, black, gloomy Tags: adjective, declension-1, declension-2 Synonyms: āter, niger

Inflected forms

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    },
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        "singular"
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        "plural"
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    {
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        "nominative",
        "plural"
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        "singular"
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          "furvōrum",
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        "plural"
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    },
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      "links": [
        [
          "furvārum",
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        "plural"
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          "furvōrum",
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    },
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          "furvō",
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        "singular"
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          "furvīs",
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    },
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        "singular"
      ]
    },
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        "neuter",
        "singular"
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          "furvōs",
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        "plural"
      ]
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        [
          "furvās",
          "furvas#Latin"
        ]
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        "plural"
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        "plural"
      ]
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        [
          "furvō",
          "furvo#Latin"
        ]
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        "ablative",
        "masculine",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
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      "form": "furvā",
      "links": [
        [
          "furvā",
          "furva#Latin"
        ]
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        "ablative",
        "feminine",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
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      "links": [
        [
          "furvō",
          "furvo#Latin"
        ]
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        "neuter",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
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      "form": "furvīs",
      "links": [
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          "furvīs",
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        ]
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        "singular",
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      ]
    },
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      "form": "furvī",
      "links": [
        [
          "furvī",
          "furvi#Latin"
        ]
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    },
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        "feminine",
        "plural",
        "vocative"
      ]
    },
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        "plural",
        "vocative"
      ]
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  "pos": "adj",
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        {
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          "name": "Latin entries with incorrect language header",
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        },
        {
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      "glosses": [
        "swart, dark, black, gloomy"
      ],
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          "swart",
          "swart"
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        [
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        [
          "black",
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        ],
        [
          "gloomy",
          "gloomy"
        ]
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          "word": "āter"
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        }
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      "ipa": "[ˈfʊr.wʊs]",
      "tags": [
        "Classical-Latin"
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    },
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      "ipa": "[ˈfur.vus]",
      "note": "modern Italianate Ecclesiastical"
    }
  ],
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}
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          "furvārum",
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        "plural"
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        "plural"
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        "singular"
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        "singular"
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      "tags": [
        "accusative",
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        "plural"
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        [
          "furvās",
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        ]
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        "accusative",
        "feminine",
        "plural"
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    {
      "form": "furva",
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      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "neuter",
        "plural"
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      "form": "furvō",
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        [
          "furvō",
          "furvo#Latin"
        ]
      ],
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "ablative",
        "masculine",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "furvā",
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        [
          "furvā",
          "furva#Latin"
        ]
      ],
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "ablative",
        "feminine",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "furvō",
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        [
          "furvō",
          "furvo#Latin"
        ]
      ],
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "ablative",
        "neuter",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "furvīs",
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        [
          "furvīs",
          "furvis#Latin"
        ]
      ],
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        "ablative",
        "feminine",
        "masculine",
        "neuter",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
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      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "masculine",
        "singular",
        "vocative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "furva",
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      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "singular",
        "vocative"
      ]
    },
    {
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        "neuter",
        "singular",
        "vocative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "furvī",
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        [
          "furvī",
          "furvi#Latin"
        ]
      ],
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "masculine",
        "plural",
        "vocative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "furvae",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "plural",
        "vocative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "furva",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "neuter",
        "plural",
        "vocative"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "furvus"
      },
      "expansion": "furvus (feminine furva, neuter furvum); first/second-declension adjective",
      "name": "la-adj"
    }
  ],
  "inflection_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "furvus"
      },
      "name": "la-adecl"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Latin",
  "lang_code": "la",
  "pos": "adj",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "Latin 2-syllable words",
        "Latin adjectives",
        "Latin entries with incorrect language header",
        "Latin first and second declension adjectives",
        "Latin lemmas",
        "Latin terms derived from Proto-Indo-European",
        "Latin terms inherited from Proto-Indo-European",
        "Latin terms suffixed with -vus",
        "Latin terms with IPA pronunciation",
        "Latin terms with unknown etymologies",
        "Pages with 2 entries",
        "Pages with entries"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "swart, dark, black, gloomy"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "swart",
          "swart"
        ],
        [
          "dark",
          "dark"
        ],
        [
          "black",
          "black"
        ],
        [
          "gloomy",
          "gloomy"
        ]
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "āter"
        },
        {
          "word": "niger"
        }
      ],
      "tags": [
        "adjective",
        "declension-1",
        "declension-2"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "[ˈfʊr.wʊs]",
      "tags": [
        "Classical-Latin"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ˈfur.vus]",
      "note": "modern Italianate Ecclesiastical"
    }
  ],
  "word": "furvus"
}

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