LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · masculinesecond declension

birrus

birrus m (genitive birrī)
Classical[ˈbɪr.rʊs]Ecclesiastical[ˈbir.rus]

Meaning

  1. masculinea cloak to keep off rain, made of silk or wool

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativebirrusbirrī
genitivebirrībirrōrum
dativebirrōbirrīs
accusativebirrumbirrōs
ablativebirrōbirrīs
vocativebirrebirrī

birrus, i, m. (birrum, i, n., Aug. Serm. Divers. 49), = πυρρός (of yellow color),
I. a cloak to keep off rain (made of silk or wool), Edict. Diocl. p. 20; cf. Salmas. Vop. Carin. 20; Burm. Anth. Lat. 2, p. 408; Cod. Th. 14, 10, 1, § 1; Schol. Juv. 8, 145; Sulp. Sev. Dial. 1, 21, 4; Claud. Epigr. 42.

Origins

Borrowed from Gaulish *birros, from Proto-Celtic *birros (“short”).

Italo-Romance
  • Italianbirro
  • Italiansbirro
Borrowings
  • Englishbirrus
  • Ancient Greekβίρρος

In English words that came into English from birrus

  • beretbirretum
  • barretbarretum
  • birrusbirrus

In the Academy Smith's classical dictionaries

AntiquitiesBirrusBirrus (βίρρος), or BURRUS, a cloak or cape furnished with a hood; a heavy, coarse garment for use in bad weather. (Burmann, Anth. Lat. ii. p. 407; Co…

Quick answers

What does birrus mean in Latin?
birrus, a noun, means “a cloak to keep off rain, made of silk or wool”.
What is the genitive of birrus?
The genitive singular is birrī. birrus is masculine, second declension.
How do you pronounce birrus?
In classical Latin, [ˈbɪr.rʊs]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [ˈbir.rus].
Which English words come from birrus?
English words that go back to Latin birrus include birrus, beret and barret.