noun · femininethird declension
pēlvis
pēlvis f (genitive pēlvis)
Classical[ˈpeːɫ.wɪs]Ecclesiastical[ˈpɛl.vis]
Meaning
- shallow bowl or basin
Declension
| form | singular | plural |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | pēlvis | pēlvēs |
| genitive | pēlvis | pēlvium |
| dative | pēlvī | pēlvibus |
| accusative | pēlvim pēlvem | pēlvēs pēlvīs |
| ablative | pēlvī pēlve | pēlvibus |
| vocative | pēlvis | pēlvēs |
pelvis, is (acc. pelvim;
I. v. in the foll., and cf. Prisc. p. 757 P.; abl. pelvi and pelve), f. Sanscr. pālavi; Gr. πελλίς, a bowl. a basin, laver; acc. pelvim, Laber. ap. Non. 543, 27; Caecil. ib. 28:
patulas effundere pelves, Juv. 3, 271: tot pelves pulsari, id. 6, 441; abl. pelvi, Plin. 31, 3, 27, § 46; 28, 8, 27, § 104: unguentum in argenteā pelve, Petr. 70; Plin. 30, 2, 5, § 14; Vulg. Johan. 13, 5.Charlton Lewis's shorter dictionary for students: the same scholarship in plain, modern definitions.
pelvis is, f
PLE-, a basin, laver , Iu.
Origins
From Old Latin pēluis (“basin”), further etymology unknown. Possibly from Proto-Indo-European *pel- (“container”). Potential cognates include Sanskrit पालवी (pālavī, “a kind of vessel”), Ancient Greek πελίκη (pelíkē, “a type of container”) Sanskrit पलव (palava, “wicker-work basket of for catching fish”), Ancient Greek πήληξ (pḗlēx, “helmet”).
Descendants
- Catalanpelvis
- Englishpelvis
- Frenchpelvis
- Italianpelve
- Italianpelvi
- Portuguesepelve
- Portuguesepélvis
- Spanishpelvis
- Galicianpelve