gnavus
Latin
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Proto-Indo-European *ǵn̥h₃wós, from *ǵneh₃- (“know”) (whence Latin gnōscō (“to know, recognize”)) + *-wós (whence Latin -vus).
Pronunciation
[edit]- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): /ˈɡnaː.u̯us/, [ˈŋnäːu̯ʊs̠]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ˈɲa.vus/, [ˈɲäːvus]
Adjective
[edit]gnāvus (feminine gnāva, neuter gnāvum, comparative gnāvior, superlative gnāvissimus); first/second-declension adjective
- Alternative form of nāvus
Declension
[edit]First/second-declension adjective.
| singular | plural | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| masculine | feminine | neuter | masculine | feminine | neuter | ||
| nominative | gnāvus | gnāva | gnāvum | gnāvī | gnāvae | gnāva | |
| genitive | gnāvī | gnāvae | gnāvī | gnāvōrum | gnāvārum | gnāvōrum | |
| dative | gnāvō | gnāvae | gnāvō | gnāvīs | |||
| accusative | gnāvum | gnāvam | gnāvum | gnāvōs | gnāvās | gnāva | |
| ablative | gnāvō | gnāvā | gnāvō | gnāvīs | |||
| vocative | gnāve | gnāva | gnāvum | gnāvī | gnāvae | gnāva | |