exuvia

English

Etymology

Back-formation from the plurale tantum exuviae (“the skin of an animal sloughed off”), from exuō (“to take off”). See also exuvium.

Noun

exuvia

1. plural of exuvium

   Synonym: moult

Further reading

• exuviae on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

Latin

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /ekˈsu.u̯i.a/, [ɛkˈs̠uː̯iä]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ekˈsu.vi.a/, [eɡˈzuːviä]

Noun

exuvia f (genitive exuviae); first declension

1. (rare) Alternative form of exuviae (“that which has been taken off or sloughed off; spoils, clothes, booty”)
   • 29 BCE – 19 BCE, Virgil, Aeneid 2.274–275:

     “[...] quantum mūtātus ab illō
     Hectore quī redit exuviās indūtus Achillī [...].”

     “[...] How much he had changed from that Hector who returns [from battle] having put on the spoils of Achilles [...].”

Declension

First-declension noun.

	singular	plural
nominative	exuvia	exuviae
genitive	exuviae	exuviārum
dative	exuviae	exuviīs
accusative	exuviam	exuviās
ablative	exuviā	exuviīs
vocative	exuvia	exuviae

Descendants

• → Portuguese: exúvia