stercus
Latin
Etymology
From Proto-Indo-European *(s)terǵ-, *(s)terḱ-, *(s)treḱ- (“manure, dung; to sully, soil, decay”);cognate with Proto-Germanic *þrakjaz.
Pronunciation
- (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈster.kus/, [ˈs̠t̪ɛrkʊs̠]
- (Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ˈster.kus/, [ˈst̪ɛrkus]
Noun
stercus n (genitive stercoris); third declension
- dung, excrement, ordure
Declension
Third-declension noun (neuter, imparisyllabic non-i-stem).
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | stercus | stercora |
| Genitive | stercoris | stercorum |
| Dative | stercorī | stercoribus |
| Accusative | stercus | stercora |
| Ablative | stercore | stercoribus |
| Vocative | stercus | stercora |
Derived terms
- stercorārius
- stercoreus
- stercorō
- stercorōsus
Related terms
- stercorātiō
- stercorātus
Descendants
- Galician: esterco
- Italian: sterco
- Portuguese: esterco
- Romanian: șterc
- Spanish: estiércol
References
- “stercus”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- “stercus”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
- stercus in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition with additions by D. P. Carpenterius, Adelungius and others, edited by Léopold Favre, 1883–1887)
- stercus in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette