naevus

See also: nævus

English

Alternative forms

• nævus, nevus

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin naevus.

Noun

naevus (plural naevi)

1. (anatomy) A pigmented, raised or otherwise abnormal area on the skin, whether congenital or acquired.

Synonyms

• birthmark
• longing mark
• mole
• mother's mark
• mother-spot
• naeve

Derived terms

Derived terms

• blue naevus
• melanocytic naevus
• naevogenesis
• naevoid
• naevus flammeus
• spider naevus

Translations

abnormal area on skin — see mole

Anagrams

• Uveans, unsave

Finnish

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin naevus.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈnɑeʋus/, [ˈnɑ̝e̞ʋus̠]
• Rhymes: -ɑeʋus
• Syllabification^(key): na‧e‧vus

Noun

naevus

1. nevus (benign tumor on skin)

Usage notes

This word is mainly known to and thus used by the medical professionals.

Declension

Inflection of naevus (Kotus type 39/vastaus, no gradation)
nominative		naevus	naevukset
genitive		naevuksen	naevusten naevuksien
partitive		naevusta	naevuksia
illative		naevukseen	naevuksiin
		singular	plural
nominative		naevus	naevukset
accusative	nom.	naevus	naevukset
	gen.	naevuksen
genitive		naevuksen	naevusten naevuksien
partitive		naevusta	naevuksia
inessive		naevuksessa	naevuksissa
elative		naevuksesta	naevuksista
illative		naevukseen	naevuksiin
adessive		naevuksella	naevuksilla
ablative		naevukselta	naevuksilta
allative		naevukselle	naevuksille
essive		naevuksena	naevuksina
translative		naevukseksi	naevuksiksi
abessive		naevuksetta	naevuksitta
instructive		—	naevuksin
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

Possessive forms of naevus (type vastaus)

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative naevukseni naevukseni accusative nom. naevukseni naevukseni gen. naevukseni genitive naevukseni naevusteni naevuksieni partitive naevustani naevuksiani inessive naevuksessani naevuksissani elative naevuksestani naevuksistani illative naevukseeni naevuksiini adessive naevuksellani naevuksillani ablative naevukseltani naevuksiltani allative naevukselleni naevuksilleni essive naevuksenani naevuksinani translative naevuksekseni naevuksikseni abessive naevuksettani naevuksittani instructive — — comitative — naevuksineni second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative naevuksesi naevuksesi accusative nom. naevuksesi naevuksesi gen. naevuksesi genitive naevuksesi naevustesi naevuksiesi partitive naevustasi naevuksiasi inessive naevuksessasi naevuksissasi elative naevuksestasi naevuksistasi illative naevukseesi naevuksiisi adessive naevuksellasi naevuksillasi ablative naevukseltasi naevuksiltasi allative naevuksellesi naevuksillesi essive naevuksenasi naevuksinasi translative naevukseksesi naevuksiksesi abessive naevuksettasi naevuksittasi instructive — — comitative — naevuksinesi first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative naevuksemme naevuksemme accusative nom. naevuksemme naevuksemme gen. naevuksemme genitive naevuksemme naevustemme naevuksiemme partitive naevustamme naevuksiamme inessive naevuksessamme naevuksissamme elative naevuksestamme naevuksistamme illative naevukseemme naevuksiimme adessive naevuksellamme naevuksillamme ablative naevukseltamme naevuksiltamme allative naevuksellemme naevuksillemme essive naevuksenamme naevuksinamme translative naevukseksemme naevuksiksemme abessive naevuksettamme naevuksittamme instructive — — comitative — naevuksinemme second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative naevuksenne naevuksenne accusative nom. naevuksenne naevuksenne gen. naevuksenne genitive naevuksenne naevustenne naevuksienne partitive naevustanne naevuksianne inessive naevuksessanne naevuksissanne elative naevuksestanne naevuksistanne illative naevukseenne naevuksiinne adessive naevuksellanne naevuksillanne ablative naevukseltanne naevuksiltanne allative naevuksellenne naevuksillenne essive naevuksenanne naevuksinanne translative naevukseksenne naevuksiksenne abessive naevuksettanne naevuksittanne instructive — — comitative — naevuksinenne third-person possessor singular plural nominative naevuksensa naevuksensa accusative nom. naevuksensa naevuksensa gen. naevuksensa genitive naevuksensa naevustensa naevuksiensa partitive naevustaan naevustansa naevuksiaan naevuksiansa inessive naevuksessaan naevuksessansa naevuksissaan naevuksissansa elative naevuksestaan naevuksestansa naevuksistaan naevuksistansa illative naevukseensa naevuksiinsa adessive naevuksellaan naevuksellansa naevuksillaan naevuksillansa ablative naevukseltaan naevukseltansa naevuksiltaan naevuksiltansa allative naevukselleen naevuksellensa naevuksilleen naevuksillensa essive naevuksenaan naevuksenansa naevuksinaan naevuksinansa translative naevuksekseen naevukseksensa naevuksikseen naevuksiksensa abessive naevuksettaan naevuksettansa naevuksittaan naevuksittansa instructive — — comitative — naevuksineen naevuksinensa

Synonyms

• luomi syntymämerkki (common language terms)

Anagrams

• suvena

French

Noun

naevus m (plural naevi)

1. Alternative form of nævus

Further reading

• “naevus”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

Latin

Alternative forms

• gnaevus

Etymology

For gnaevus, from Proto-Indo-European *ǵn̥h₁iwós (“native”), from *ǵenh₁- (“to beget”). Probable doublet of Gnaeus.

Pronunciation

• (Classical) IPA^(key): /ˈnae̯.u̯us/, [ˈnäe̯u̯ʊs̠]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈne.vus/, [ˈnɛːvus]

Noun

naevus m (genitive naevī); second declension

1. birthmark
2. mole (on the body)

Declension

Second-declension noun.

Case	Singular	Plural
Nominative	naevus	naevī
Genitive	naevī	naevōrum
Dative	naevō	naevīs
Accusative	naevum	naevōs
Ablative	naevō	naevīs
Vocative	naeve	naevī

Derived terms

• naevius, Naevius

Descendants

• → Catalan: nevus (learned)
• → English: naevus, nevus
• Italian: neo, nevo
• Piedmontese: néo
• Portuguese: nevo
• Romanian: neg, nev
• Sicilian: nivu
• → Spanish: nevus (learned)

References

• “naevus”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• “naevus”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
• naevus in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette