LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · femininesecond declension

acorus

acorus f (genitive acorī)
Classical[ˈa.kɔ.rʊs]Ecclesiastical[ˈaː.ko.rus]

Meaning

  1. femininean aromatic plant, perhaps sweet flag or calamus

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativeacorusacorī
acora, acoroe
genitiveacorīacorōrum
dativeacorōacorīs
accusativeacorum
acoron		acorōs
acora
ablativeacorōacorīs
vocativeacoreacorī
acora, acoroe

ăcŏrus, i, f., and ăcŏrum, i, n., = ἄκορος and ἄκορον,
I. an aromatic plant, conjectured by some to be our sweet-flag or calamus, Plin. 25, 13, 100, § 157 sq.; 26, 5, 15, § 28; Cels. 3, 21; 2, 23 al. In the form acoros, i, f., App. Herb. 6.

Origins

From Ancient Greek ἄκορος (ákoros), ἄκορον (ákoron).

Descendants
  • TranslingualAcorus

Quick answers

What does acorus mean in Latin?
acorus, a noun, means “an aromatic plant, perhaps sweet flag or calamus”.
What is the genitive of acorus?
The genitive singular is acorī. acorus is feminine, second declension.
How do you pronounce acorus?
In classical Latin, [ˈa.kɔ.rʊs]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [ˈaː.ko.rus].