LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · masculinefourth declension

barrītus

barrītus m (genitive barrītūs)

Meaning

  1. Late Latinthe sound of an elephant

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativebarrītusbarrītūs
genitivebarrītūsbarrītuum
dativebarrītuībarrītibus
accusativebarrītumbarrītūs
ablativebarrītūbarrītibus
vocativebarrītusbarrītūs

barrītus, ūs, m. barrio,
I. the cry of the elephant, App. Flor. 16, p. 358, 2; Veg. Mil. 3, 24; cf. Isid. Orig. under barrus.
barrītus, v. baritus.

Origins

From barriō (“to make the sound of an elephant”) (present stem barrī-) + -tus (suffix forming verbal nouns).

Quick answers

What does barrītus mean in Latin?
barrītus, a noun, means “the sound of an elephant”.
What is the genitive of barrītus?
The genitive singular is barrītūs. barrītus is masculine, fourth declension.