-vorus

See also: vorus

Latin

Etymology

vorō (“I devour, I eat greedily”) +‎ -us (suffix forming adjectives)

Pronunciation
  • (Classical) IPA(key): /wo.rus/, [wɔ.rʊs] (stressed on the antepenult)

Suffix

-vorus m (feminine -vora, neuter -vorum); first/second declension

  1. (forms adjectives) -eating, -devouring
    carō (stem carn-) + -vorus → carnivorus
    omnis + -vorus → omnivorus
    rāna + -vorus → rānivorus

Declension

First/second declension.

Number Singular Plural
Case / Gender Masculine Feminine Neuter Masculine Feminine Neuter
Nominative -vorus -vora -vorum -vorī -vorae -vora
Genitive -vorī -vorae -vorī -vorōrum -vorārum -vorōrum
Dative -vorō -vorae -vorō -vorīs -vorīs -vorīs
Accusative -vorum -voram -vorum -vorōs -vorās -vora
Ablative -vorō -vorā -vorō -vorīs -vorīs -vorīs
Vocative -vore -vora -vorum -vorī -vorae -vora

Derived terms
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Descendants
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