vervex
Latin
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editEtymology
editFrom Proto-Indo-European *wr̥h₁ḗn (“lamb”, acc. *wr̥h₁énm̥, gen. *wr̥h₁nós). Cognates include Sanskrit उरण (úraṇa), Old Armenian գառն (gaṙn) and Ancient Greek ἀρήν (arḗn, “lamb”).
Pronunciation
edit- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): /ˈu̯er.u̯eːks/, [ˈu̯ɛru̯eːks̠]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ˈver.veks/, [ˈvɛrveks]
Noun
editvervēx m (genitive vervēcis); third declension
- wether (castrated ram)
- (derogatory) blockhead, dolt
- Synonyms: see Thesaurus:homo stultus
Declension
editThird-declension noun.
Case | Singular | Plural |
---|---|---|
Nominative | vervēx | vervēcēs |
Genitive | vervēcis | vervēcum |
Dative | vervēcī | vervēcibus |
Accusative | vervēcem | vervēcēs |
Ablative | vervēce | vervēcibus |
Vocative | vervēx | vervēcēs |
Derived terms
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editReferences
edit- “vervex”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- “vervex”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
- vervex in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.