caurus

Latin

Alternative forms

chaurus, chōrus, cōrus

Etymology

Probably from Proto-Indo-European *(s)ḱēwer- (“north; north wind; cold wind; rain shower”). Cognate with Proto-Slavic *sěverъ (“north”), Lithuanian šiaurė ("north"), German Schauer, and English shower.

Pronunciation

(Classical) IPA^(key): /ˈkau̯.rus/, [ˈkau̯.rʊs]

Noun

caurus m (genitive caurī); second declension

northwestern wind

Declension

Second declension.

Case	Singular	Plural
Nominative	caurus	caurī
Genitive	caurī	caurōrum
Dative	caurō	caurīs
Accusative	caurum	caurōs
Ablative	caurō	caurīs
Vocative	caure	caurī

References

caurus in Harry Thurston Peck, editor (1898) Harper's Dictionary of Classical Antiquities, New York: Harper & Brothers

Latvian

Adjective

caurus

accusative plural masculine form of caurs

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