barrus

Latin

Etymology

Probably loaned from an eastern language, such as Indo-Aryan, by way of Iranian; compare Sanskrit वारु (vāru, royal elephant).[1]

Pronunciation

Noun

barrus m (genitive barrī); second declension

  1. An elephant.

Declension

Second-declension noun.

Case Singular Plural
Nominative barrus barrī
Genitive barrī barrōrum
Dative barrō barrīs
Accusative barrum barrōs
Ablative barrō barrīs
Vocative barre barrī

Synonyms

References

  • barrus”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
  • barrus 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)
  1. Proceedings of the Twelfth Annual UCLA Indo-European Conference, Los Angeles, May 26-28, 2000. (2001). United States: Institute for the Study of Man, p. 148
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