caurus
Latin
Alternative forms
- chaurus, chōrus, cōrus
Etymology
Probably from Proto-Indo-European *(s)ḱēwer- (“north; north wind; cold wind; rain shower”). Cognate with Proto-Slavic *sěverъ (“north”), Lithuanian šiaurė ("north"), German Schauer, and English shower.
Pronunciation
- (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈkau̯.rus/, [ˈkau̯.rʊs]
Noun
caurus m (genitive caurī); second declension
- northwestern wind
Declension
Second declension.
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | caurus | caurī |
| Genitive | caurī | caurōrum |
| Dative | caurō | caurīs |
| Accusative | caurum | caurōs |
| Ablative | caurō | caurīs |
| Vocative | caure | caurī |
References
- caurus in Harry Thurston Peck, editor (1898) Harper's Dictionary of Classical Antiquities, New York: Harper & Brothers
Latvian
Adjective
caurus
- accusative plural masculine form of caurs