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Webster 1913 Edition


Clavus


Cla′vus

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Noun.
[L., a nail.]
A callous growth, esp. one the foot; a corn.

Definition 2024


clavus

clavus

English

Noun

clavus (plural clavuses or clavi)

  1. A callous growth, especially on the foot; a corn.
    • 1988, Shepard R. Hurwitz, Foot and ankle pain (page 331)
      In a review of over 1000 interdigital clavuses, 65% were found in the fourth interspace, while the first and third web space clavuses were found in 17% and 16% of the patients respectively []

Latin

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *kleh₂u- (nail, pin, hook - instruments, of old use for locking doors). Cognate with Ancient Greek κλείς (kleís, key) and Old Church Slavonic ключь (ključĭ, key). Latin clāvis (key) is either a secondary i-stem derivation, or a loanword from Ancient Greek κληΐς (klēḯs).

Pronunciation

  • (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈklaː.wus/, [ˈkɫaː.wʊs]

Noun

clāvus m (genitive clāvī); second declension

  1. a nail (metal spike)
  2. rudder
  3. helm (of a boat)
  4. purple stripe on the tunic
  5. callus, wart, tumor

Inflection

Second declension.

Case Singular Plural
nominative clāvus clāvī
genitive clāvī clāvōrum
dative clāvō clāvīs
accusative clāvum clāvōs
ablative clāvō clāvīs
vocative clāve clāvī

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