clavus
English
Noun
clavus (plural clavuses or clavi)
- A callous growth, especially on the foot; a corn.
- 1988, Shepard R. Hurwitz, Foot and ankle pain (page 331)
- In a review of over 1000 interdigital clavuses, 65% were found in the fourth interspace, while the first and third web space clavuses were found in 17% and 16% of the patients respectively […]
- 1988, Shepard R. Hurwitz, Foot and ankle pain (page 331)
Latin
Etymology
From Proto-Italic *klāwos, from Proto-Indo-European *kleh₂u- (“nail, pin, hook - instruments, of old use for locking doors”). Cognate with Ancient Greek κλείς (kleís, “key”) and Old Church Slavonic ключь (ključĭ, “key”). Latin clāvis (“key”) is either a secondary i-stem derivation, or a loanword from Ancient Greek κληΐς (klēḯs).
Pronunciation
- (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈklaː.wus/, [ˈkɫaː.wʊs]
Noun
clāvus m (genitive clāvī); second declension
Declension
Second-declension noun.
Case | Singular | Plural |
---|---|---|
Nominative | clāvus | clāvī |
Genitive | clāvī | clāvōrum |
Dative | clāvō | clāvīs |
Accusative | clāvum | clāvōs |
Ablative | clāvō | clāvīs |
Vocative | clāve | clāvī |
Derived terms
- angusticlāvius
- clāvārius
- clāvellus
- clāvicātus
- clāvō
- clāvulus
- conclāvō
- *inclāvō
- lāticlāvus
- praeclavium
Related terms
- clāvārium
- clāvātus
- clāvulāris
- conclāvātiō
- conclāvātus
- *inclāvātus
- lāticlāviālis
- lāticlāvium
- lāticlāvius
Descendants
References
- clavus in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- clavus in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
- clavus in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition, 1883–1887)
- clavus in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Hachette
- Carl Meissner; Henry William Auden (1894) Latin Phrase-Book, London: Macmillan and Co.
- to hold the reins of government: clavum rei publicae tenere
- to steer: clavum tenere
- to hold the reins of government: clavum rei publicae tenere
- clavus in Harry Thurston Peck, editor (1898) Harper's Dictionary of Classical Antiquities, New York: Harper & Brothers
- clavus in William Smith et al., editor (1890) A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Antiquities, London: William Wayte. G. E. Marindin
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