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avia.

grandmother; rooted prejudice, old wives tale; unidentified plant; groundsel (L+S); (also called senecio, erigeron);

4 characters2 syllables approx.Latina language

Meaning & usage

noun[ˈa.wi.a]Classical-Latin[ˈaː.vi.a]

  1. grandmother (mother of someone’s parent)

    declension-1 · feminine
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₂éwh₂os Latin avus Proto-Indo-European *-is Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-ih₂ ~ *-yeh₂ Latin avia Feminine counterpart to avus (“grandfather”) formed with *-ih₂ ~ *-yeh₂.

noun

  1. groundsel (either Erigeron or Senecio)

    declension-1 · feminine
Where this word comes from

Unknown.

adj

  1. inflection of āvius: singular feminine nominative/vocative

    feminine · form-of · nominative · singular · vocative

  2. inflection of āvius: plural neuter nominative/accusative/vocative

    accusative · form-of · neuter · nominative · plural · vocative
Where this word comes from

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

adj

  1. singular ablative of āvius

    ablative · form-of · singular
Where this word comes from

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noun

  1. plural nominative/accusative/vocative of āvium (“wilderness, byway”)

    accusative · form-of · nominative · plural · vocative
Where this word comes from

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

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