LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · femininethird declension

carō

carō f (genitive carnis)
Classical[ˈka.roː]Ecclesiastical[ˈkaː.ro]
Mille Verba core vocabulary

Meaning

  1. literallyflesh, meat of an animal
    Carne opus est, sī satur esse velīs.It is meat that you need, if you want to be sated.
  2. literallyflesh of the human body, as the seat of the passions
  3. metonymicallypulp of a fruit
  4. metonymicallysoft part of a precious stone
  5. figurativelyrichness of discourse

Latīnē defined in Latin in our graded readers

cibus ex corpore animālium; carō igne coquitur.
carō carnis f — in Mille Verba, Cibus et Convīvium
pars mollis corporis, quam edimus
carō carnis (f) — in Metamorphoses I, ch. 2

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativecarōcarnēs
genitivecarniscarnum
carnium
dativecarnīcarnibus
accusativecarnemcarnēs
ablativecarnecarnibus
vocativecarōcarnēs

Phrases from Meissner's Latin Phrase-Book

vivere carne, piscibus, rapto (Liv. 7. 25)
to live on meat, fish, by plunder.

cāro, ĕre, v. a. cf. Gr. κείρω; Germ. scheren; Engl. sheer,
I. to card (very rare), Plaut. Men. 5, 2, 46; and in Naev. acc. to Varr. L. L. 7, § 54 Müll., p. 92 Bip. (cf.: caritores, 2. carmen, 2. carmino, etc.).
căro, carnis (nom. carnis, Liv. Andron. ap. Prisc. p. 684 P.; Liv. 37, 3, 4; abl. carni, Plaut. Capt. 4, 4, 6), f. Sanscr. kravya; Gr. κρέας; Germ. Kern,
I. flesh (animal or vegetable).
I. Lit., of animals: deturbavit totum cum carni carnarium, Plaut. Capt. 4, 4, 6: carnem Latinis petere, Cic. Planc. 9, 23; id. Pis. 27, 67: alicui carnem dare, Liv. 32, 1, 9; 37, 3, 4: lacte et carne vivere, Caes. B. G. 5, 14; 6, 22: ferina, venison, Sall. J. 89, 7: cruda, Suet. Ner. 37: tosta, Ov. M. 12, 156 al.; cf. humana, Plin. 6, 30, 35, § 195.—So also freq. in plur., Enn. Ann. 327 Vahl.; Ov. M. 2, 769; 14, 208; Plin. 23, 7, 64, § 126 et saep.—The flesh, pulp, of fruits, Plin. 15, 24, 27, § 96; 28, 14, 58, § 205; Pall. Febr. 25, 12; id. Nov. 17, 1.—Also the inner, white part of the wood of trees, under the alburnum, Plin. 16, 38, 72, § 181.—
2. Esp., of the human body (in opp. to the spirit), as the seat of the passions: animus liber habitat: numquam me caro ista compellet ad metum, Sen. Ep. 65, 22.—In contempt: caro putida, of a stupid person, Cic. Pis. 9, 19.—
B. Meton., of precious stones, the Gr. σαρκίον, the soft part, Plin. 37, 5, 18, § 73.—
II. Trop., of discourse, richness: Aeschines carnis plus habet, minus lacertorum, Quint. 10, 1, 77 Spald. and Frotsch.
cārō, adv., v. carus
I. fin.

Origins

From Proto-Italic *karō, from Proto-Indo-European *(s)ker-. Cognate with Dutch scheren, German scheren, Danish skære, Norwegian skjære, Swedish skära; and (from Indo-European) with Ancient Greek κείρω (keírō, “to cut off”), English shear, Albanian harr (“to cut, to mow”), Lithuanian ski̇̀rti (“to separate”), Welsh ysgar (“separate”). See also sharp.

Gallo-Romance
  • Catalancarn
  • Frenchchairfrom Old French char
  • Occitancarnfrom Old Occitan carn
  • Franco-Provençalchèrn
  • Gallocharfrom Old French char
  • Normanchairfrom Old French char
  • Walloontchåfrom Old French char
Insular Romance
  • Sardiniancarre
  • Sardiniancarri
Ibero-Romance
  • Portuguesecarnefrom Old Galician-Portuguese carne
  • Spanishcarnefrom Old Spanish carne
  • Aragonesecarne
  • Asturiancarne
  • Galiciancarnefrom Old Galician-Portuguese carne
  • Galiciana carónfrom Old Galician-Portuguese carne
  • Ladinokarnefrom Old Spanish carne
  • Ladinoקארניfrom Old Spanish carne
Balkano-Romance
  • Romaniancarne
  • Aromaniancarne
  • Aromaniancarni
Italo-Dalmatian
  • Italiancarne
  • Corsicancarne
  • Dalmatiancuarne
  • Istriotcarno
  • Neapolitancarne
  • Siciliancarni
  • Venetancarne
Rhaeto-Romance
  • Friuliancjâr
  • Friuliancjar
  • Ladincern
  • Ladincèrn
  • Ladincërn
  • Romanshcharn
  • Romanshtgarn
Gallo-Italic
  • Emilianchèren
  • Liguriancàrne
  • Lombardcarna
  • Piedmontesecarn
  • Romagnolchèrna
Elsewhere
  • Esperantokarno
  • Idokarno
  • Interlinguacarne

Quick answers

What does carō mean in Latin?
carō, a noun, means “flesh, meat of an animal; pulp of a fruit; soft part of a precious stone”.
What is the genitive of carō?
The genitive singular is carnis. carō is feminine, third declension.
How do you pronounce carō?
In classical Latin, [ˈka.roː]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [ˈkaː.ro].