clavus
English
Etymology
Latin clavus (“a nail”)
Noun
clavus (plural clavuses)
- 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-Indo-European *kleh₂us (“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 (klēís).
Noun
clāvus (genitive clāvī); m, second declension
Inflection
| Number | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | clāvus | clāvī |
| genitive | clāvī | clāvōrum |
| dative | clāvō | clāvīs |
| accusative | clāvum | clāvōs |
| ablative | clāvō | clāvīs |
| vocative | clāve | clāvī |