Burrus
See also: burrus
Latin
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From burrus (“reddish-brown”).
Pronunciation
[edit]- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): /ˈbur.rus/, [ˈbʊrːʊs̠]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ˈbur.rus/, [ˈburːus]
Proper noun
[edit]Burrus m sg (genitive Burrī); second declension
- A Roman cognomen — famously held by:
- Sextus Afranius Burrus, a Roman prefect
Declension
[edit]Second-declension noun, singular only.
Case | Singular |
---|---|
Nominative | Burrus |
Genitive | Burrī |
Dative | Burrō |
Accusative | Burrum |
Ablative | Burrō |
Vocative | Burre |
References
[edit]- “Burrus”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- Burrus in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.