adjectivefirst/second-declension adjective
furvus
furvus (feminine furva, neuter furvum)
Classical[ˈfʊr.wʊs]Ecclesiastical[ˈfur.vus]
Meaning
- adjectiveswart, dark, black, gloomy
Declension
| form | masculine | feminine | neuter |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | furvus | furva | furvum |
| genitive | furvī | furvae | furvī |
| dative | furvō | furvae | furvō |
| accusative | furvum | furvam | furvum |
| ablative | furvō | furvā | furvō |
| vocative | furve | furva | furvum |
| form | masculine | feminine | neuter |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | furvī | furvae | furva |
| genitive | furvōrum | furvārum | furvōrum |
| dative | furvīs | furvīs | furvīs |
| accusative | furvōs | furvās | furva |
| ablative | furvīs | furvīs | furvīs |
| vocative | furvī | furvae | furva |
furvus, a, um, adj. akin with fuscus,
I. dark, dusky, gloomy, swarthy, black:
veteres Romani furvum atrum appellaverunt, Gell. 1, 18, 4; cf.: furvum nigrum vel atrum, Paul. ex Fest. p. 84 Müll.; and: furvum bovem id est nigrum immolabant Aterno, ib. p. 93 (poet. and in post-Aug. prose). I. Lit.:
nubes, Lucr. 6, 461 Lachm. N. cr.: ex Acheronte suo furvis peperisse sub antris, Ov. M. 5, 541; so of the lower world: postis, Stat. Th. 8, 10: plagae leti, id. S. 5, 1, 155; cf. Proserpina, Hor. C. 2, 13, 21: hostiae, Val. Max. 2, 4, 5; Paul. ex Fest. p. 93 Müll.: furvā gente (i. e. Maurorum, Indorum) petita belua, Juv. 12, 104.—II. Trop.:
audivimus detestabili parricidio furvum diem, Sen. Contr. 1, 1 fin.: culpa, Prud. Cath. 1, 74.Charlton Lewis's shorter dictionary for students: the same scholarship in plain, modern definitions.
furvus adj.
FVR-, dark, gloomy, swarthy, black : Proserpina, H.: antra, O.: gens (i. e. Mau rorum), Iu.
Origins
Disputed. Possibly from Proto-Indo-European *dʰus-wó-s, from *dʰwes- (“to breath, smoke, fume”) + *-wós (whence Proto-Italic *-wos > Latin -vus). The term has been cited as evidence of a sound law *-sw- > *-rw-, though Clayton counters that the term could continue Proto-Indo-European *dʰus-i-wó-, just as helvus reflects *ǵʰelh₃-i-wó-s. For more information regarding the proposed sound law, see Minerva and caterva (“band, crowd, retinue”). In any case, from the same source as fuscus, Old English dosen (“dark brown”).
Descendants
- Italianfurvo