See also: nævus

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Latin naevus.

Noun

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naevus (plural naevi)

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

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Finnish

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Etymology

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Learned borrowing from Latin naevus.

Pronunciation

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

Noun

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naevus

  1. nevus (benign tumor on skin)

Usage notes

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

Declension

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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 (Kotus type 39/vastaus, no gradation)
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

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Noun

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naevus m (plural naevi)

  1. Alternative form of nævus

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Latin

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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Noun

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naevus m (genitive naevī); second declension

  1. birthmark
  2. mole (on the body)

Declension

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Second-declension noun.

Derived terms

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Descendants

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

References

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  • 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.