durus

See also duruş

Latin

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *deru-, *drew- (“hard, fest”). Cognates include probably Lithuanian drū́tas (“firm, strong”), Old English trum (“strong, firm”). and Sanskrit ध्रुव (dhruva, “firm, fixed”).

Pronunciation

• (Classical) IPA: /ˈduː.rus/

Adjective

dūrus m (feminine dūra, neuter dūrum); first/second declension

1. hard, rough (of a touch)
2. harsh (of a taste)
3. hardy, vigorous
4. unyielding, unfeeling, stern
5. oppressive, severe

Inflection

Number	Singular				Plural
Case \ Gender	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter		Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
nominative	dūrus	dūra	dūrum		dūrī	dūrae	dūra
genitive	dūrī	dūrae	dūrī		dūrōrum	dūrārum	dūrōrum
dative	dūrō	dūrae	dūrō		dūrīs	dūrīs	dūrīs
accusative	dūrum	dūram	dūrum		dūrōs	dūrās	dūra
ablative	dūrō	dūrā	dūrō		dūrīs	dūrīs	dūrīs
vocative	dūre	dūra	dūrum		dūrī	dūrae	dūra

• comparative: dūrior, superlative: dūrissimus

Derived terms

• dūracinus
• dūricordia
• dūricorius
• dūritia

Related terms

dūrābilis dūrābilitās dūrābiliter dūrāmen dūrāmentum dūrātor

dūrātrīx dūrē dūrēscō dūritās dūriter dūrō

Descendants

Catalan: dur Dalmatian: doir English dour French: dur Galician: duro German: dauern

Italian: duro Jèrriais: dû Portuguese: duro Romanian: dur Romansch: dir Spanish: duro

References

• Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, 1st edition. (Oxford University Press)