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English
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin clāvus (“a nail”). Doublet of clove.
Pronunciation
Noun
clavus (plural clavuses or clavi)
- A callous growth, especially on the foot; a corn.
1988, Shepard R. Hurwitz, Foot and ankle pain, page 331:In a review of over 1000 interdigital clavuses, 65% were found in the fourth interspace, while the first and third web space clavuses were found in 17% and 16% of the patients respectively […]
Latin
Etymology
From Proto-Italic *klāwos, from Proto-Indo-European *kleh₂w-o-s, from *kleh₂u- (“nail, pin, hook - instruments, of old use for locking doors”). Cognate with Ancient Greek κλείς (kleís, “key”) and Old Church Slavonic ключь (ključĭ, “key”). Latin clāvis (“key”) is either a secondary i-stem derivation, or a loanword from Ancient Greek κληΐς (klēḯs).
Pronunciation
Noun
clāvus m (genitive clāvī); second declension
- a nail (metal spike)
- rudder
- helm (of a boat)
- purple stripe on the tunic
- callus, wart, tumor
Declension
Second-declension noun.
Derived terms
Related terms
Descendants
- Italo-Romance:
- Sardinian:
- Padanian:
- Northern Gallo-Romance:
- Southern Gallo-Romance:
- Ibero-Romance:
- Borrowed:
References
- “clavus”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- “clavus”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
- clavus in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition with additions by D. P. Carpenterius, Adelungius and others, edited by Léopold Favre, 1883–1887)
- clavus in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
- Carl Meißner, Henry William Auden (1894) Latin Phrase-Book, London: Macmillan and Co.
- to hold the reins of government: clavum rei publicae tenere
- to steer: clavum tenere
- “clavus”, in Harry Thurston Peck, editor (1898), Harper's Dictionary of Classical Antiquities, New York: Harper & Brothers
- “clavus”, in William Smith et al., editor (1890), A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Antiquities, London: William Wayte. G. E. Marindin
- Meyer-Lübke, Wilhelm (1911) “clavus”, in Romanisches etymologisches Wörterbuch (in German), page 158
- Walther von Wartburg (1928–2002) “clavus”, in Französisches Etymologisches Wörterbuch (in German), volume 2: C Q K, page 768
- ^ De Vaan, Michiel (2008) Etymological Dictionary of Latin and the other Italic Languages (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 7), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 119
Romanian
Etymology
Borrowed from French clavus or Latin clavus.
Noun
clavus n (plural clavusuri)
- clavus
Declension