larus

See also: Larus and Lárus

Latin

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Ancient Greek λάρος (láros), from Proto-Indo-European *la-, itself possibly imitative.

Pronunciation

  • (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈla.rus/, [ˈɫa.rʊs]

Noun

larus m (genitive larī); second declension

  1. a ravenous seabird, perhaps a gull or mew

Inflection

Second declension.

Case Singular Plural
nominative larus larī
genitive larī larōrum
dative larō larīs
accusative larum larōs
ablative larō larīs
vocative lare larī

Descendants

References

  • larus in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • larus in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition, 1883–1887)
  • larus in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Hachette
  • Roberts, Edward A. (2014) A Comprehensive Etymological Dictionary of the Spanish Language with Families of Words based on Indo-European Roots, Xlibris Corporation, →ISBN
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