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Etymology

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From Proto-Indo-European *ǵilh₃wós, from *ǵeylh₃- (dialectal variant of *ǵʰelh₃- (to shine)) + *-wós (whence -vus). Compare helvus, fulvus, flāvus.

Pronunciation

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Adjective

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gilvus (feminine gilva, neuter gilvum); first/second-declension adjective

  1. dun-colored, pale yellow (only used for horses)

Declension

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First/second-declension adjective.

Number Singular Plural
Case / Gender Masculine Feminine Neuter Masculine Feminine Neuter
Nominative gilvus gilva gilvum gilvī gilvae gilva
Genitive gilvī gilvae gilvī gilvōrum gilvārum gilvōrum
Dative gilvō gilvō gilvīs
Accusative gilvum gilvam gilvum gilvōs gilvās gilva
Ablative gilvō gilvā gilvō gilvīs
Vocative gilve gilva gilvum gilvī gilvae gilva

See also

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Colors in Latin · colōrēs (layout · text)
     albus, candidus, subalbus, niveus, cēreus, marmoreus, eburneus, cānus, blancus (ML.)      glaucus, rāvus, pullus, cinereus, cinerāceus, plumbeusgrīseus (ML. or NL.)      niger, āter, piceus, furvus
             ruber, rūbidus, rūfus, rubicundus, russus, rubrīcus, pūniceusmurrinus, mulleus; cocceus, coccīnus, badius              rutilus, armeniacus, aurantius, aurantiacus; fuscus, suffuscus, colōrius, cervīnus, spādīx, castaneus, aquilus, fulvus, brunneus (ML.)              flāvus, sufflāvus, flāvidus, fulvus, lūteus, gilvus, helvus, croceus, pallidus, blondinus (ML.)
             galbus, galbinus, lūridus              viridis              prasinus
             cȳaneus              caeruleus, azurīnus (ML.), caesius, blāvus (LL.)              glaucus; līvidus; venetus
             violāceus, ianthinus, balaustīnus (NL.)              ostrīnus, amethystīnus              purpureus, ātropurpureus, roseus, rosāceus

References

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