arura

English

Alternative forms

Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek ἄρουρα (ároura, “arura”), a semantic loan from Egyptian sṯꜣt (“arura”).

Noun

arura (plural aruras)

  1. (historical) An ancient measure of arable land, a square of 100 Egyptian cubits (mḥ) on each side.

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Latin

Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek ἄρουρα (ároura).

Noun

arūra f (genitive arūrae); first declension

  1. A field, cornfield

Inflection

First declension.

Case Singular Plural
nominative arūra arūrae
genitive arūrae arūrārum
dative arūrae arūrīs
accusative arūram arūrās
ablative arūrā arūrīs
vocative arūra arūrae

References

  • arura in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • arura in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition, 1883–1887)
  • arura in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Hachette
  • arura in Harry Thurston Peck, editor (1898) Harper's Dictionary of Classical Antiquities, New York: Harper & Brothers
  • arura in William Smith et al., editor (1890) A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Antiquities, London: William Wayte. G. E. Marindin
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