cerrus
Latin
Etymology
Probably from Proto-Indo-European *kar- (“hard”). See also Latin carīna and carpinus.
Pronunciation
- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): /ˈker.rus/, [ˈkɛrːʊs̠]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ˈt͡ʃer.rus/, [ˈt͡ʃɛrːus]
Noun
cerrus f (genitive cerrī); second declension
- Turkey oak (tree, Quercus cerris)
Declension
Second-declension noun.
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | cerrus | cerrī |
| Genitive | cerrī | cerrōrum |
| Dative | cerrō | cerrīs |
| Accusative | cerrum | cerrōs |
| Ablative | cerrō | cerrīs |
| Vocative | cerre | cerrī |
Descendants
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 with additions by D. P. Carpenterius, Adelungius and others, edited by Léopold Favre, 1883–1887)
- cerrus in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.