LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · masculinesecond declension

caurus

caurus m (genitive caurī)
Classical[ˈkau̯.rʊs]Ecclesiastical[ˈkaːu̯.rus]

Meaning

  1. masculinenorthwestern wind

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativecauruscaurī
cōrī
genitivecaurī
cōrī		caurōrum
cōrōrum
dativecaurō
cōrō		caurīs
cōrīs
accusativecaurum
cōrum		caurōs
cōrōs
ablativecaurō
cōrō		caurīs
cōrīs
vocativecaure
cōre		caurī
cōrī

Caurus or Cōrus, i, m. cf. Goth. skūra, the north wind,
I. the north-west wind; form Caurus, Gell. 2, 22, 12 and 22; Lucr. 6, 135; Vitr. 1, 6, 5; Verg. G. 3, 356; form Corus, Caes. B. G. 5, 7; Sen. Q. N. 5, 16, 5; Plin. 2, 47, 46, § 110.

Origins

From Proto-Italic *kaweros, probably from Proto-Indo-European *(s)ḱeh₁w- (“north; north wind; cold wind; rain shower”). Cognate with Proto-Slavic *sěverъ (“north”), Lithuanian šiaurė ("north"), German Schauer, and English shower.

Descendants
  • Italiancoro
  • ItalianCoro

Quick answers

What does caurus mean in Latin?
caurus, a noun, means “northwestern wind”.
What is the genitive of caurus?
The genitive singular is caurī. caurus is masculine, second declension.
How do you pronounce caurus?
In classical Latin, [ˈkau̯.rʊs]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [ˈkaːu̯.rus].