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virtus.

strength/power; courage/bravery; worth/manliness/virtue/character/excellence; army; host; mighty works (pl.); class of Angels; [Dominus ~ => Lord of hosts];

6 characters2 syllables approx.Latina language

Meaning & usage

noun[ˈwɪr.tuːs]Classical-Latin[ˈvir.tus]
  1. manhood, manliness, virility

    declension-3
  2. courage, valor, resoluteness, gallantry

    declension-3
  3. virtue, goodness

    declension-3
  4. excellence, merit, worth, character

    declension-3
  5. strength (of medicine or herbs)

    declension-3 · figuratively
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *weyh₁-? Proto-Indo-European *wiHrós Proto-Italic *wiros Latin vir Proto-Indo-European *-tuHts Latin -tūs Latin virtūs From vir (“man, male”) + -tūs (abstract noun-forming suffix).

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