LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · femininethird declension

bāris

bāris f (genitive bāridos)
Classical[ˈbaː.rɪs]Ecclesiastical[ˈbaː.ris]

Meaning

  1. baris (a type of flat-bottomed freighter used on the Nile in Ancient Egypt)
    30 BCE – 16 BCE, Propertius, Elegiae 3.11.44

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativebārisbārides
genitivebāridosbāridum
dativebāridībāridibus
accusativebāridabāridas
ablativebāridebāridibus
vocativebāris
bāri		bārides

bāris, ĭdos, f. Egyptian,
I. a small Egyptian row-boat, βάρις, Prop. 3 (4), 11, 44.Kuin.

Origins

From Ancient Greek βᾶρις (bâris), from Coptic ⲃⲁⲁⲣⲉ (baare), from Demotic Egyptian br, from Egyptian bꜣjr, b-bA-A-y:r*Z1-P1

Descendants
  • Portuguesebarcafrom Late Latin barca
  • Spanishbarcafrom Late Latin barca
  • Catalanbarcafrom Late Latin barca
  • Occitanbarcafrom Late Latin barca
  • Italianbarcafrom Late Latin barca
  • Romanianbarcăfrom Late Latin barca
  • Frenchbargefrom Late Latin barca
  • Englishbargefrom Late Latin barca
  • Frenchbarquefrom Late Latin barca
  • Englishbarquefrom Late Latin barca

In the Academy Smith's classical dictionaries

AntiquitiesBarisBaris (βᾶρις), a boat used on the Nile to transport merchandise, and also at funerals to convey the corpse across the river. It was, like the modern N…

Quick answers

What does bāris mean in Latin?
bāris, a noun, means “baris (a type of flat-bottomed freighter used on the Nile in Ancient Egypt)”.
What is the genitive of bāris?
The genitive singular is bāridos. bāris is feminine, third declension.
How do you pronounce bāris?
In classical Latin, [ˈbaː.rɪs]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [ˈbaː.ris].