naevulus

Latin

Alternative forms

• naevolus

Etymology

Etymology tree

Proto-Indo-European *ǵenh₁-

Proto-Indo-European *-i-

Proto-Indo-European *-wós

Proto-Indo-European *-iwós

Proto-Indo-European *ǵn̥h₁iwós

Proto-Italic [Term?]

Latin gnaevus

Latin naevus

Proto-Indo-European *-lós

Proto-Indo-European *-e-lós

Proto-Italic *-elos

Latin -ulus

Latin naevulus

From naevus (“mole, birthmark”) + -ulus (diminutive suffix).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): [ˈnae̯.wʊ.ɫʊs]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): [ˈnɛː.vu.lus]

Noun

naevulus m (genitive naevulī); second declension

1. A small discoloration on the skin; mole

Declension

Second-declension noun.

	singular	plural
nominative	naevulus	naevulī
genitive	naevulī	naevulōrum
dative	naevulō	naevulīs
accusative	naevulum	naevulōs
ablative	naevulō	naevulīs
vocative	naevule	naevulī

References

• “naevulus”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879), A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• “naevulus”, in Gaffiot, Félix (1934), Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
• “naevulus” on page 1269 of the Oxford Latin Dictionary (2nd ed., 2012)