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corvus.

raven; cormorant (w/aquaticus); kind of sea fish; constellation Corvus/Raven; military engine; grappling iron; surgical instrument; fellator (rude) (L+S);

6 characters2 syllables approx.Latina language

Meaning & usage

noun[ˈkɔr.wʊs]Classical-Latin[ˈkɔr.vus]
  1. A raven; a bird associated with prophecy and sacred to Apollo.

    declension-2 · masculine
  2. A gangplank, used in Roman naval combat for boarding enemy ships.

    declension-2 · masculine
  3. A battering ram.

    declension-2 · masculine
Where this word comes from

From Proto-Italic *korwos, from Proto-Indo-European *ḱorh₂wós, from a root *ḱorh₂- (“crow, raven”), imitative of harsh sounds; see cornīx (“crow”) for more. The word has been decomposed as from *ḱer- (compare Latin crepō (“to creak, crack”), Sanskrit कृपते (kṛ́pate, “he laments, implores”)) + *-wós (whence Latin -vus).

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