choeras

Latin

Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek χοιρᾰ́ς (khoirás).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /ˈkʰoe̯.ras/, [ˈkʰoe̯räs̠]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈke.ras/, [ˈkɛːräs]

Noun

choeras f (genitive choeradis); third declension

1. The scrofula or struma

Declension

Third-declension noun.

Case	Singular	Plural
Nominative	choeras	choeradēs
Genitive	choeradis	choeradum
Dative	choeradī	choeradibus
Accusative	choeradem	choeradēs
Ablative	choerade	choeradibus
Vocative	choeras	choeradēs

Synonyms

• strūma

References

• “choerăs”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• chœrădes in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.