milvus
See also: Milvus
Latin
Alternative forms
- mīluus
Etymology
Of uncertain origin[1]; proposed derivations include:
- From a Proto-Indo-European root meaning stain or spot and common with English mole, Lithuanian miēlės (“yeast”) and Ancient Greek μιαίνω (miaínō, “to taint, stain”).
Noun
mīlvus m (genitive mīlvī); second declension
- kite (bird)
- gurnard (fish)
Derived terms
- mīlva
- mīlvāgō
- mīlvīnus
Inflection
Second declension.
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | mīlvus | mīlvī |
| Genitive | mīlvī | mīlvōrum |
| Dative | mīlvō | mīlvīs |
| Accusative | mīlvum | mīlvōs |
| Ablative | mīlvō | mīlvīs |
| Vocative | mīlve | mīlvī |
Descendants
- Catalan: milà
- French: milan
- Friulian: nibli
- Galician: miñato
- Italian: nibbio
- Occitan: milan
- Portuguese: milhafre, milhano
- Romanian: milan
- Sicilian: nigghiu
- Spanish: milano, miloca
References
- milvus in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Hachette
- Walde, Alois; Hofmann, Johann Baptist (1954), “milvus”, in Lateinisches etymologisches Wörterbuch (in German), volume 2, 3rd edition, Heidelberg: Carl Winter, page 779