cerrus

Latin

Etymology

Probably from Proto-Indo-European *kar- (“hard”). See also Latin carīna and carpinus.

Pronunciation

(Classical) IPA^(key): /ˈker.rus/, [ˈkɛr.rʊs]

Noun

cerrus f (genitive cerrī); second declension

Turkey oak (tree, Quercus cerris)

Inflection

Second declension.

Case	Singular	Plural
nominative	cerrus	cerrī
genitive	cerrī	cerrōrum
dative	cerrō	cerrīs
accusative	cerrum	cerrōs
ablative	cerrō	cerrīs
vocative	cerre	cerrī

Descendants

Albanian: qarr
Aromanian: tser
Italian: cerro
Romanian: cer

References

cerrus in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
cerrus in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition, 1883–1887)
cerrus in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Hachette

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