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ravus1

hoarse

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What it meant

1. ravus — de Vaan

ravus 'hoarse' [adj. o/a] (Paul. exF,) Derivatives: raucus 'hoarse, harsh-sounding' (P1.+), ravis\i.] 'hoarseness' (PL+), — [de Vaan, s.v. ravus, p. 529]

2. ravus — de Vaan

ravus 'tawny, grey' [adj. o/a] (Varro+) Derivatives: (g)ravastellus 'old man' (PL). IE cognates: OIc. gror* OE gr&g, MoE gray, OFr. gre, OS gra, gre, OHG grao 'grey' < *gre-uo-. The form (g)ravastellus (mss, ravisiellus and gravastellus) presupposes *(g)ravaster. re- With van der Staaij 1995: 57, I assume that PIE *gfrr became Latin gr-. Hence, the variant gravastellus retains the original Latin reflex of the colour … — [de Vaan, s.v. ravus, p. 529]

3. rāvus — Lewis & Short

rāvus, a, um, adj.root ru-; Sanscr. aru-, to bellow; Lat. rudens, etc.; cf. raucus,

I hoarse: rava vox rauca et parum liquida, proxime canum latratum sonans, Paul. ex Fest. p. 283 Müll. So in only a single (post-class.) example: ciere ravos Cantus, Sid. Ep. 8, 11 in carm. fin.

4. rāvus — Lewis & Short

rāvus, a, um, adj.for hravus, ghrav-us; root in Sanscr. gar-an; Gr. ge/rwn, senex; cf.: gh=ras, grau=s; O. H. Germ. grā; Engl. gray,

I gray-yellow, gray, tawny (rare but class.): ravi coloris appellantur, qui sunt inter flavos et caesios, Paul. ex Fest. p. 272 Müll.. (mare illud) nobismet ipsis modo caeruleum videbatur, mane ravum, Cic. Ac. 2, 33, 105 Goer. N. cr. (cited in Non. 164, 14): fulix, id. poët. Div. 1, 8, 14 (al. cana): lupa, Hor. C. 3, 27, 3. Said severai times of the eyes, Varr. R. R. 2, 2, 4; 9, 3; cf.: orbes ravi coloris, Plin. 11, 37, 55, § 148.

In the wild

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Where it came from

de Vaan, Etymological Dictionary of Latin and the other Italic Languages (Brill 2008) Treated in de Vaan, Etymological Dictionary of Latin and the other Italic Languages (Brill 2008) s.v. ravus (scan pp. 529-531; entry #1470). Root candidates: *ghrehruo-, *kon-.
Ernout-Meillet, Dictionnaire etymologique de la langue latine Treated in Ernout-Meillet, Dictionnaire etymologique de la langue latine s.v. rauus (scan p. 589; entry #9675).

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