LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · femininefirst declension

arūra

arūra f (genitive arūrae)

Meaning

  1. A field, cornfield

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativearūraarūrae
genitivearūraearūrārum
dativearūraearūrīs
accusativearūramarūrās
ablativearūrāarūrīs
vocativearūraarūrae

ărūra, ae, f., = ἄρουρα,
I. a field, cornfield, Marc. Emp. 8; Vel. Long. p. 2246 P.

Origins

  1. Proto-Indo-European*h₂erh₃-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*h₂érh₃wr̥
  3. Proto-Hellenic*ároura
  4. Latinarūra

Ancient Greek ἄρουρα (ároura)bor. Latin arūra Borrowed from Ancient Greek ἄρουρα (ároura).

In the Academy Smith's classical dictionaries

AntiquitiesAruraArura (ἄρουρα), a Greek measure of surface, which would appear, from its name, to have been originally the chief land-measure. Herodotus (2.163) menti…

Quick answers

What does arūra mean in Latin?
arūra, a noun, means “A field, cornfield”.
What is the genitive of arūra?
The genitive singular is arūrae. arūra is feminine, first declension.
Where does arūra come from?
Proto-Indo-European *h₂erh₃- → Proto-Indo-European *h₂érh₃wr̥ → Proto-Hellenic *ároura → Latin arūra.