LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
adjectivefirst/second-declension adjective

gilvus

gilvus (feminine gilva, neuter gilvum)
Classical[ˈɡɪɫ.wʊs]Ecclesiastical[ˈd͡ʒil.vus]

Meaning

  1. adjectivedun-colored, pale yellow (only used for horses)

Choosing the right word Döderlein's Latin Synonyms

Luteus · Gilvus · Helvus · Flavus · Luridus

Luteus (from λωτός) denotes a decided yellow, as the yolk of an egg; gilvus, (ἀγλαός) and helvus, a fainter reddish yellow, like that of honey; flavus and luridus, a lighter whitish yellow; flavus (from φλεύω) a glossy beautiful yellow, like that of light auburn hair; luridus (from χλωρός) a wan unpleasant yellowishness, like that of pale death.

Declension

singular
formmasculinefeminineneuter
nominativegilvusgilvagilvum
genitivegilvīgilvaegilvī
dativegilvōgilvaegilvō
accusativegilvumgilvamgilvum
ablativegilvōgilvāgilvō
vocativegilvegilvagilvum
plural
formmasculinefeminineneuter
nominativegilvīgilvaegilva
genitivegilvōrumgilvārumgilvōrum
dativegilvīsgilvīsgilvīs
accusativegilvōsgilvāsgilva
ablativegilvīsgilvīsgilvīs
vocativegilvīgilvaegilva

gilvus (in late Lat. also gilbus;
I. v. the letter B), a, um, adj. kindr. with Germ. gelb.; Engl. yellow; Sanscr. gāura, pale yellow: equi, Varr. ap. Non. 80, 2; Verg. G. 3, 83; Pall. Mart. 13, 4.

Origins

From Proto-Indo-European *ǵilh₃wós, from *ǵeylh₃- (dialectal variant of *ǵʰelh₃- (“to shine”)) + *-wós (whence -vus). Compare helvus, fulvus, flāvus.

Descendants
  • Italiangilvo

Quick answers

What does gilvus mean in Latin?
gilvus, a adjective, means “dun-colored, pale yellow (only used for horses)”.
How do you pronounce gilvus?
In classical Latin, [ˈɡɪɫ.wʊs]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [ˈd͡ʒil.vus].