What does caros mean in Latin?

caros, a noun, means “heavy sleep, stupor, torpor”.

What is the genitive of caros?

The genitive singular is carī. caros is masculine, second declension.

In classical Latin, [ˈka.rɔs]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [ˈkaː.ros].

noun · masculinesecond declension

caros m (genitive carī)

Classical[ˈka.rɔs]Ecclesiastical[ˈkaː.ros]

cărŏs, i, m., = κάρος,

I. heavy sleep, torpor, sleep of death, Cael. Aur. Acut. 3, 5.—

II. The seed of the hypericon, Plin. 26, 11, 73, § 119.

Borrowed from Ancient Greek κάρος (káros, “heavy sleep, stupor”).

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