odorus

Latin

Etymology

odor (“smell”) +‎ -us (adjective-forming suffix)

Pronunciation
  • (Classical) IPA(key): /oˈdoː.rus/, [ɔˈdoː.rʊs]
  • (Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /oˈdo.rus/, [oˈdoː.rus]
  • (Vulgar) IPA(key): /oˈdoː.rus/, [oˈðo.ros]

Adjective

odōrus (feminine odōra, neuter odōrum); first/second declension

  1. (chiefly poetic) odorous
  2. (literary) sweet-smelling, fragrant
  3. (literary) foul-smelling, stinking
  4. That tracks by the smell.

Declension

First/second declension.

Number Singular Plural
Case / Gender Masculine Feminine Neuter Masculine Feminine Neuter
Nominative odōrus odōra odōrum odōrī odōrae odōra
Genitive odōrī odōrae odōrī odōrōrum odōrārum odōrōrum
Dative odōrō odōrae odōrō odōrīs odōrīs odōrīs
Accusative odōrum odōram odōrum odōrōs odōrās odōra
Ablative odōrō odōrā odōrō odōrīs odōrīs odōrīs
Vocative odōre odōra odōrum odōrī odōrae odōra

Derived terms

References
  • odorus in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • odorus in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Hachette
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