noun · masculinesecond declension
mīlvus
mīlvus m (genitive mīlvī)
Meaning
- kite (bird)
- gurnard (fish)
Declension
| form | singular | plural |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | mīlvus | mīlvī |
| genitive | mīlvī | mīlvōrum |
| dative | mīlvō | mīlvīs |
| accusative | mīlvum | mīlvōs |
| ablative | mīlvō | mīlvīs |
| vocative | mīlve | mīlvī |
miluus (later also, milvus), i, m.,
I. a bird of prey, a kite, glede.
I. Lit.:
pulmentum ei deripuit miluos ... postulare ut sibi liceret miluom vadarier, Plaut. Aul. 2, 4, 37; 40; id. Rud. 4, 4, 80; Plin. 10, 10, 12, § 28: miluo est quoddam bellum quasi naturale cum corvo, Cic. N. D. 2, 49, 125: adulteretur et columba miluo, of something impossible, Hor. Epod. 16, 32.—Of rapacious men, a kite: male ego metuo miluos, Plaut. Poen. 5, 5, 13.—Prov.: dives arat Curibus, quantum non milvus oberret, so large that a kite could not fly across it, Pers. 4, 26; Juv 9, 55; Petr. 37, 8—II. Transf.
A. A fish of prey, a gurnard:
(metuit) opertum miluus hamum, Hor. Ep. 1, 16, 51; Ov. Hal. 95.—B. A constellation:
stella Lycaoniam vergit proclivis ad Arcton Miluus, Ov. F. 3, 794; Plin. 18, 26, 65, § 237.Charlton Lewis's shorter dictionary for students: the same scholarship in plain, modern definitions.
mīluus (mīlvus) ī, m
a bird of prey, kite, glede, C., H., Iu.—Prov.: non rete accipitri tennitur neque miluo, T.—A fish of prey, gurnard: (metuit) miluus hamum, H.—A constellation: stella Miluus, O.
Origins
Unknown; possibly from a Proto-Indo-European root meaning stain or spot and also found in English mole, Lithuanian miēlės (“yeast”) and Ancient Greek μιαίνω (miaínō, “to taint, stain”).
Descendants
- Spanishmiloca
- Romanshmelv
- Asturianmilatufrom Vulgar Latin *mīlus
- Galicianmiñatofrom Vulgar Latin *mīlus