[ˈaɫ.wʊs], [ˈal.vus]
Origin* From Proto-Italic *aulos, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂ewlós, nominal form of *h₂ewlo- (“tube, hole, channel”), with metathesis. Cognate with Ancient Greek αὐλός (aulós), Lithuanian avilỹs. Same metathesis seen in parvus - παῦρος (paûros). For the semantics compare Old Armenian փոր (pʻor, “cavity, hollow; belly”).
* Or from Proto-Italic *alwos, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂el- (“to nourish”) + *-wós.
- declension-2, femininebelly, bowels, paunch; excrement; flux, diarrhoea
- declension-2, femininestomach, digestive organs
- declension-2, femininewomb; matrix (of a fruit)
- declension-2, femininewomb
- declension-2, femininehollow, cavity
- declension-2, femininehold or hull of a ship or boat
- declension-2, femininebeehive
“alvī melle plēnae”
“Mediā alvō, quā introeant apēs, faciunt forāmina parva dextra ac sinistra.” — (please add an English translation of this quotation)
Formsalvī(genitive) · alvus(nominative, singular) · alvī(nominative, plural) · alvī(genitive, singular) · alvōrum(genitive, plural) · alvō(dative, singular) · alvīs(dative, plural) · alvum(accusative, singular) · alvōs(accusative, plural) · alvō(ablative, singular) · alvīs(ablative, plural) · alve(singular, vocative) · alvī(plural, vocative)
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