LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
adjectivefirst/second-declension adjective

falvus

falvus (feminine falva, neuter falvum)

Meaning

  1. EarlyMedieval Latinadjectivedun (colour)

Origins

Borrowed from Proto-Germanic *falwaz. Attested from the ninth century CE.

Gallo-Romance
  • Catalanfalb
  • Frenchfauve
  • Occitanfalbe
  • Gasconhaube
  • Gasconfaube
Italo-Romance
  • Italianfalbo
  • Corsicanfalu
  • Neapolitanfalbo
  • Sicilianfalbu
Ibero-Romance
  • Galicianfouvo

Quick answers

What does falvus mean in Latin?
falvus, a adjective, means “dun (colour)”.