gnavus

Latin

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *ǵn̥h₃wós, from *ǵneh₃- (“know”) (whence Latin gnōscō (“to know, recognize”)) + *-wós (whence Latin -vus).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /ˈɡnaː.u̯us/, [ˈŋnäːu̯ʊs̠]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈɲa.vus/, [ˈɲäːvus]

Adjective

gnāvus (feminine gnāva, neuter gnāvum, comparative gnāvior, superlative gnāvissimus); first/second-declension adjective

1. Alternative form of nāvus

Declension

First/second-declension adjective.

Number	Singular				Plural
Case / Gender	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter		Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	gnāvus	gnāva	gnāvum		gnāvī	gnāvae	gnāva
Genitive	gnāvī	gnāvae	gnāvī		gnāvōrum	gnāvārum	gnāvōrum
Dative	gnāvō		gnāvō		gnāvīs
Accusative	gnāvum	gnāvam	gnāvum		gnāvōs	gnāvās	gnāva
Ablative	gnāvō	gnāvā	gnāvō		gnāvīs
Vocative	gnāve	gnāva	gnāvum		gnāvī	gnāvae	gnāva