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lues.

plague, pestilence, epidemic

4 characters1 syllables approx.Latina language

Meaning & usage

noun[ˈɫu.eːs]Classical-Latin[ˈluː.es]

  1. plague, pestilence, epidemic

    declension-3

  2. plague, misfortune

    declension-3 · figuratively

  3. a disease, chiefly syphilis

    New-Latin · declension-3
Where this word comes from

Perhaps from luō (“wash”) or from Proto-Indo-European *lew- (“dirt, mud”) (cognate with λῦμα (lûma, “dirt”) and Old Irish loth (“mud”)).

verb[ˈɫu.eːs]Classical-Latin[ˈluː.es]

  1. second-person singular future active indicative of luō

    active · form-of · future · indicative · second-person · singular
Where this word comes from

Perhaps from luō (“wash”) or from Proto-Indo-European *lew- (“dirt, mud”) (cognate with λῦμα (lûma, “dirt”) and Old Irish loth (“mud”)).

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