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vulnus.

wound; mental/emotional hurt; injury to one's interests; wound of love;

6 characters2 syllables approx.Latina language

Meaning & usage

noun[ˈwʊɫ.nʊs]Classical-Latin[ˈvul.nus]

  1. wound, injury

    declension-3 · neuter

  2. blow

    declension-3 · figuratively · neuter

  3. incision

    declension-3 · neuter

  4. misfortune, calamity, disaster

    declension-3 · neuter

  5. a loss in a battle

    declension-3 · neuter
Where this word comes from

From Proto-Italic *welanos, perhaps from Proto-Indo-European *welh₃- (“to hit”). Cognate with Latin vellō.

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