LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
adjectivefirst/second-declension adjective

burrus1

burrus (feminine burra, neuter burrum)
Classical[ˈbʊr.rʊs]Ecclesiastical[ˈbur.rus]

Meaning

  1. adjectivesynonym of rūfus
  2. adjectiveflushed, red

Declension

singular
formmasculinefeminineneuter
nominativeburrusburraburrum
genitiveburrīburraeburrī
dativeburrōburraeburrō
accusativeburrumburramburrum
ablativeburrōburrāburrō
vocativeburreburraburrum
plural
formmasculinefeminineneuter
nominativeburrīburraeburra
genitiveburrōrumburrārumburrōrum
dativeburrīsburrīsburrīs
accusativeburrōsburrāsburra
ablativeburrīsburrīsburrīs
vocativeburrīburraeburra

burrus, a, um πυρρός, an old word, = rufus, rubens,
I. red, Paul. ex Fest. p. 31 Müll.; cf. id. p. 36.—Collat. form byrrus, a, um, Prob. ad Juv. 3, 283.

Origins

From Ancient Greek πῠρρός (pŭrrhós, “flame colored”), from πῦρ (pûr, “fire”).

Italo-Romance
  • Italianbuio
  • Italianburo
Ibero-Romance
  • Spanishburiel
  • Galicianborro
Gallo-Italic
  • Romagnolbur
Gallo-Romance
  • Old Frenchbuire
proper noun · masculinesecond declension
Burrus2
Burrus m sg (genitive Burrī)
Classical[ˈbʊr.rʊs]Ecclesiastical[ˈbur.rus]

Meaning

  1. masculinesingularA Roman cognomen — famously held by
  2. masculinesingularSextus Afranius Burrus, a Roman prefect

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativeBurrus—
genitiveBurrī—
dativeBurrō—
accusativeBurrum—
ablativeBurrō—
vocativeBurre—

Burrus, an old form for Pyrrhus, Cic. Or. 48, 160; Quint. 1, 4, 15.

Origins

From burrus (“reddish-brown”).

In the Academy Smith's classical dictionaries

Quick answers

What does burrus mean in Latin?
burrus, a adjective, means “synonym of rūfus; flushed, red”.
How do you pronounce burrus?
In classical Latin, [ˈbʊr.rʊs]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [ˈbur.rus].