herus
Latin
Alternative forms
Pronunciation
- (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈhe.rus/, [ˈhɛrʊs̠]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ˈe.rus/, [ˈɛːrus]
Noun
herus m (genitive herī); second declension
- master of the house or family
- owner, proprietor
Declension
Second-declension noun.
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | herus | herī |
| Genitive | herī | herōrum |
| Dative | herō | herīs |
| Accusative | herum | herōs |
| Ablative | herō | herīs |
| Vocative | here | herī |
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References
- “herus”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- “herus”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
- herus 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)
- herus in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.