ulva
See also: Ulva
English edit
Noun edit
ulva (plural ulvas)
- Any organism of the genus Ulva.
- 1875, George Ripley, Charles Anderson Dana, The American Cyclopaedia, page 774:
- The ulvas belong to the chlorospermous class of seaweeds, distinguished by their green spores, and the generally green color of their fronds. There are several species of ulva common to both shores of the Atlantic, […]
Latin edit
Etymology edit
Maybe from Proto-Indo-European *h₂el- (“to grow”).
Pronunciation edit
- (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈul.u̯a/, [ˈʊɫ̪u̯ä]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ˈul.va/, [ˈulvä]
Noun edit
ulva f (genitive ulvae); first declension
Declension edit
First-declension noun.
Case | Singular | Plural |
---|---|---|
Nominative | ulva | ulvae |
Genitive | ulvae | ulvārum |
Dative | ulvae | ulvīs |
Accusative | ulvam | ulvās |
Ablative | ulvā | ulvīs |
Vocative | ulva | ulvae |
Descendants edit
References edit
- “ulva”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- “ulva”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
- ulva in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.