holus
Latin
Alternative forms
Etymology
From Old Latin helus, from Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰelh₃-os- (“green things”), from *ǵʰelh₃- (“green”). Cognates include Latin fel, helvus, Ancient Greek χολή (kholḗ), χλόη (khlóē), χλοερός (khloerós), χλωρός (khlōrós), English gold and gall, Old English ġeolu (English yellow).
Pronunciation
- (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈho.lus/, [ˈhɔɫ̪ʊs̠]
- (Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ˈo.lus/, [ˈɔːlus]
Declension
Third-declension noun (neuter, imparisyllabic non-i-stem).
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | holus | holera |
| Genitive | holeris | holerum |
| Dative | holerī | holeribus |
| Accusative | holus | holera |
| Ablative | holere | holeribus |
| Vocative | holus | holera |
Derived terms
- holerō
- holitor
- holitōrius
- holusculum
References
- “holus”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- “holus”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
- holus in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette
- De Vaan, Michiel (2008) Etymological Dictionary of Latin and the other Italic Languages (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 7), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 287
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