Quiris
Latin
Etymology
From the Sabine town, Curēs.
Noun
Quirīs m (genitive Quirītis); third declension
- originally, the inhabitants of the Sabine town, Cures
- the Roman people (after their union with the Sabine Quirites; the Romans calling themselves, in a civil capacity, Quirites, while, in a political and military capacity, they retained the name of Romani)
Inflection
Third declension i-stem.
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | Quirīs | Quirītēs |
| Genitive | Quirītis | Quirītium |
| Dative | Quirītī | Quirītibus |
| Accusative | Quirītem | Quirītēs |
| Ablative | Quirīte | Quirītibus |
| Vocative | Quirīs | Quirītēs |
References
- Quiris in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- Quiris in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
- Quiris in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition, 1883–1887)
- Quiris in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Hachette
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