English

Alternative forms

• nævus
• nevus

Noun

naevus ‎(plural naevi)

1. (anatomy) A pigmented, raised or otherwise abnormal area on the skin. Naevi may be congenital or acquired. This term is reserved for benign skin lesions.

Translations

Synonyms

• birthmark
• mole

Derived terms

Finnish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈnɑeʋus/

Noun

naevus

1. nevus (benign tumor on skin)

Declension

Usage notes

This word is mainly known to and thus used by the medical professionals.

Synonyms

• luomi syntymämerkki (common language terms)

French

Noun

naevus m ‎(plural naevi)

1. Alternative form of nævus

Latin

Alternative forms

• gnaevus

Etymology

For gnaevus, from Proto-Indo-European *ǵn̥h₁iwós ‎(“native”), from *ǵenh₁- ‎(“to beget”). Confer with Gnaeus.

Pronunciation

• (Classical) IPA^(key): /ˈnae̯.wus/, [ˈnae̯.wʊs]

Noun

naevus m ‎(genitive naevī); second declension

1. birthmark
2. mole (on the body)

Declension

Second declension.

Derived terms

• naevius, Naevius

Descendants

• English: naevus, nevus
• Italian: neo, nevo
• Portuguese: nevo
• Romanian: neg, nev
• Spanish: nevus

References

• naevus in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• naevus in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
• Félix Gaffiot (1934), “naevus”, in Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Paris: Hachette.