Latin

Noun

alvus f ‎(genitive alvī); second declension

1. The belly, bowels, paunch; excrement; flux, diarrhoea.
2. The stomach, digestive organs.
3. The womb; matrix (of a fruit).
4. A hollow, cavity.
5. The hold or hull of a ship or boat.
6. A beehive.

Inflection

Second declension.

Synonyms

• (beehive): alvārium, alveārium, alveus, apiārium, cavea, mellārium
• (hollow, cavity): alveus, cavea, cavum
• (hold or hull of a ship): alveus

Derived terms

• alvārium
• alvārius (New Latin)
• alveus

Related terms

Descendants

• English: alvine
• Italian: alvino

References

• alvus in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• alvus in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
• ALVUS in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition, 1883–1887)
• Félix Gaffiot (1934), “alvus”, in Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Paris: Hachette.