Mavors

English

Etymology

From Old Latin Māvors.

Proper noun

Mavors

  1. (Roman mythology) Mars, the god of war.

Latin

Etymology

From Proto-Italic *Māwortis,[1] or from Proto-Italic *Māmart-.[2] Cognate with Oscan 𐌌𐌀𐌌𐌄𐌓𐌔 (mamers). See also the Lapis Satricanus, where 𐌌𐌀𐌌𐌀𐌓𐌕𐌄𐌆 (Mamartei) is attested.

Pronunciation

Proper noun

Māvors m sg (genitive Māvortis); third declension

  1. (Old Latin) Mars

Declension

Third-declension noun, singular only.

Case Singular
Nominative Māvors
Genitive Māvortis
Dative Māvortī
Accusative Māvortem
Ablative Māvorte
Vocative Māvors

Descendants

  • Latin: Mars

References

  1. Walde, Alois & Hofmann, Johann Baptist. 1954. Lateinisches etymologisches Wörterbuch, 2nd vol. (M-Z), 3rd edition, pp. 43-45.
  2. de Vaan, Michiel. 2008. Etymological Dictionary of Latin and the other Italic Languages, p. 366. If Māvors indeed comes from *Māmart-, the apparent change */-m-/ to */-w-/ is a unique and isolated change.
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