Latin

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Etymology

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From dēverrō (I sweep).

Pronunciation

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Proper noun

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Dēverra f sg (genitive Dēverrae); first declension

  1. (Roman mythology) The goddess who swept the threshold with a broom in order to protect the newborn child from Silvanus

Declension

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First-declension noun, singular only.

Case Singular
Nominative Dēverra
Genitive Dēverrae
Dative Dēverrae
Accusative Dēverram
Ablative Dēverrā
Vocative Dēverra

Descendants

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References

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  • Deverra”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • Deverra in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.