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naevus
naevus
See also: nævus
English
Alternative forms
Noun
naevus (plural naevi)
- (anatomy) A pigmented, raised or otherwise abnormal area on the skin. Naevi may be congenital or acquired. This term is reserved for benign skin lesions.
Translations
abnormal area on skin — see mole
Synonyms
Derived terms
Derived terms
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Finnish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈnɑeʋus/
Noun
naevus
- nevus (benign tumor on skin)
Declension
Inflection of naevus (Kotus type 39/vastaus, no gradation) | |||
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nominative | naevus | naevukset | |
genitive | naevuksen | naevusten naevuksien |
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partitive | naevusta | naevuksia | |
illative | naevukseen | naevuksiin | |
singular | plural | ||
nominative | naevus | naevukset | |
accusative | nom. | naevus | naevukset |
gen. | naevuksen | ||
genitive | naevuksen | naevusten naevuksien |
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partitive | naevusta | naevuksia | |
inessive | naevuksessa | naevuksissa | |
elative | naevuksesta | naevuksista | |
illative | naevukseen | naevuksiin | |
adessive | naevuksella | naevuksilla | |
ablative | naevukselta | naevuksilta | |
allative | naevukselle | naevuksille | |
essive | naevuksena | naevuksina | |
translative | naevukseksi | naevuksiksi | |
instructive | — | naevuksin | |
abessive | naevuksetta | naevuksitta | |
comitative | — | naevuksineen |
Usage notes
This word is mainly known to and thus used by the medical professionals.
Synonyms
- luomi syntymämerkki (common language terms)
Latin
Alternative forms
- gnaevus
Etymology
For gnaevus, from Proto-Indo-European *ǵn̥h₁iwós (“native”), from *ǵenh₁- (“to beget”). Confer with Gnaeus.
Pronunciation
- (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈnae̯.wus/, [ˈnae̯.wʊs]
Noun
naevus m (genitive naevī); second declension
Declension
Second declension.
Case | Singular | Plural |
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nominative | naevus | naevī |
genitive | naevī | naevōrum |
dative | naevō | naevīs |
accusative | naevum | naevōs |
ablative | naevō | naevīs |
vocative | naeve | naevī |
Derived terms
- naevius, Naevius
Descendants
References
- naevus in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- naevus in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
- Félix Gaffiot (1934), “naevus”, in Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Paris: Hachette.