Gaurus

Latin

Etymology

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Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /ˈɡau̯.rus/, [ˈɡäu̯rʊs̠]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈɡau̯.rus/, [ˈɡäːu̯rus]

Proper noun

Gaurus m sg (genitive Gaurī); second declension

1. A mountain in Campania situated near Puteoli, famous for its wine

Declension

Second-declension noun, singular only.

Case	Singular
Nominative	Gaurus
Genitive	Gaurī
Dative	Gaurō
Accusative	Gaurum
Ablative	Gaurō
Vocative	Gaure

Derived terms

• Gaurānus

References

• “Gaurus”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• “Gaurus mons”, in William Smith, editor (1854, 1857), A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography, volume 1 & 2, London: Walton and Maberly
• Gaurus in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.