purus

See also: purūs

Latin

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *pewH- (to cleanse, purify). Cognate with putus.

Pronunciation

  • (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈpuː.rus/, [ˈpuː.rʊs]

Adjective

pūrus (feminine pūra, neuter pūrum); first/second declension

  1. clear, limpid
  2. clean; pure

Inflection

First/second declension.

Number Singular Plural
Case / Gender Masculine Feminine Neuter Masculine Feminine Neuter
Nominative pūrus pūra pūrum pūrī pūrae pūra
Genitive pūrī pūrae pūrī pūrōrum pūrārum pūrōrum
Dative pūrō pūrae pūrō pūrīs pūrīs pūrīs
Accusative pūrum pūram pūrum pūrōs pūrās pūra
Ablative pūrō pūrā pūrō pūrīs pūrīs pūrīs
Vocative pūre pūra pūrum pūrī pūrae pūra

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Descendants

References

  • purus in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • purus in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
  • purus in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition, 1883–1887)
  • purus in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Hachette
  • Carl Meissner; Henry William Auden (1894) Latin Phrase-Book, London: Macmillan and Co.
    • pure, correct language: oratio pura, pura et emendata
    • incorrect usage: consuetudo vitiosa et corrupta (opp. pura et incorrupta) sermonis
    • to assume the toga virilis: togam virilem (puram) sumere

Latvian

Noun

purus m

  1. (dialectal form) accusative plural form of purs
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