naevus

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See also: nævus

English

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Alternative forms

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.

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Derived terms

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Anagrams

Finnish

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin naevus.

Pronunciation

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 (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
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

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French

Noun

naevus m (plural naevi)

  1. Alternative form of nævus

Further reading

Latin

Alternative forms

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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

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.