FromtranslingualVenus(“a genus of clams”), fromLatin.
venus (pluralvenuses)
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FromProto-Indo-European*wénh₁-os ~ *wénh₁-es-os n(“loveliness”), from the root*wenh₁-(“to wish, love”).[1] Cognate withSanskritवनस् n(vánas,“loveliness, desire”) and possibly also cognate withOld Norsevanir. Although comparative evidence suggests that the name of the goddessVenus originated as a personification of the noun 'loveliness'; this Latin noun can be interpreted in the historical period as a figurative ortransferred use of the goddess's name (note its feminine gender, as opposed to the neuter gender that is reconstructed for the original noun). Accordingly, many edited works capitalize the term.
venus f (genitiveveneris);third declension
Third-declension noun.
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | venus | venerēs |
| genitive | veneris | venerum |
| dative | venerī | veneribus |
| accusative | venerem | venerēs |
| ablative | venere | veneribus |
| vocative | venus | venerēs |
See the etymology of the correspondinglemma form.
vēnus m
Fourth/second-declension noun (defective), singular only.
FromVenus, borrowed fromLatinVenus. So named because of its astrological association with the planet.
venus (uncountable)
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