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See also: Ursus
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Latin[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Proto-Italic *orssos, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂ŕ̥tḱos (“bear”). Cognates include Ancient Greek ἄρκτος (árktos), Persian خرس (xers) and Sanskrit ऋक्ष (ṛ́kṣa).
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
ursus m (genitive ursī); second declension
- a bear
Inflection[edit]
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | ursus | ursī |
| Genitive | ursī | ursōrum |
| Dative | ursō | ursīs |
| Accusative | ursum | ursōs |
| Ablative | ursō | ursīs |
| Vocative | urse | ursī |
Derived terms[edit]
Descendants[edit]
- Anglo-Norman: urs
- Aragonese: onso
- Aromanian: ursu, ursã
- Asturian: osu
- Catalan: ós
- French: ours
- Friulian: ors
- Italian: orso
References[edit]
- ursus in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- ursus in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
- ursus in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Hachette
- ursus in Harry Thurston Peck, editor (1898) Harper's Dictionary of Classical Antiquities, New York: Harper & Brothers
- ursus in William Smith, editor (1848) A Dictionary of Greek Biography and Mythology, London: John Murray