vervex
Latin
Alternative forms
- berbēx
- verbēx
Etymology
From Proto-Indo-European *wr̥h₁ḗn (“lamb”, acc. *wr̥h₁énm̥, gen. *wr̥h₁nós). Cognates include Sanskrit उरण (úraṇa), Old Armenian գառն (gaṙn) and Ancient Greek ἀρήν (arḗn, “lamb”).
Pronunciation
- (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈwer.weːks/, [ˈwɛr.weːks]
Noun
vervēx n (genitive vervēcis); third declension
- a wether; a castrated ram
- (derogatory) blockhead, dolt
Inflection
Third declension neuter.
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | vervēx | vervēca |
| Genitive | vervēcis | vervēcum |
| Dative | vervēcī | vervēcibus |
| Accusative | vervēx | vervēca |
| Ablative | vervēce | vervēcibus |
| Vocative | vervēx | vervēca |
Derived terms
- vervēceus
- vervēcīnus
- vervēlla
Descendants
- Aromanian: birbec
- French: brebis
- Italian: berbice
- Norman: brébis (Jersey)
- Occitan: berbitz
- Romanian: berbec
- Romansh: barbeisch
- Sardinian: berbeche, verveche, brebei
- Walloon: berbis
References
- vervex in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- vervex in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
- vervex in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Hachette