LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · femininesecond declension

cedrus

cedrus f (genitive cedrī)
Classical[ˈkɛ.drʊs]Ecclesiastical[ˈt͡ʃɛː.drus]
Mille Verba core vocabulary

Meaning

  1. femininea juniper tree (Juniperus oxycedrus)
  2. broadlyfemininecedar-oil, used to anoint books to preserve them from damage by moth or decay

Latīnē defined in Latin in our graded readers

arbor magna et alta; lignum eius bonum odōrem habet.
cedrus -ī f — in Mille Verba, Arborēs et Plantae

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativecedruscedrī
genitivecedrīcedrōrum
dativecedrōcedrīs
accusativecedrumcedrōs
ablativecedrōcedrīs
vocativecedrecedrī

cē^drus, i, f., = κέδρος,
I. the cedar, juniper-tree: Juniperus oxycedrus, Linn., which has a very fragrant wood, and furnishes an oil that protects from decay, Plin. 13, 5, 11, § 52; 16, 40, 76, § 203; Col. 9, 4, 3; Vitr. 2, 9, 13.—Of cedar-wood, Verg. G. 3, 414; id. A. 7, 13; 7, 178; Curt. 5, 7, 5; 8, 10, 8; Suet. Calig. 37.—Hence,
II. Meton., cedar-oil (with which the backs of books were usually anointed to preserve them from moths and decay): liber flavus cedro, Ov. Tr. 3, 1, 13: perunctus cedro, Mart. 3, 2, 7; cf. Becker, Gall. 2, p. 219.— Hence, poet.: carmina linenda cedro, i. e. worthy of immortality, Hor. A. P. 332: cedro digna locutus, Pers. 1, 42.

Origins

Borrowed from Ancient Greek κέδρος (kédros, “applied to species of Juniperus and similar trees”). Compare with its possible mutation citrus.

Elsewhere
  • Catalancedre
  • Italiancedro
  • Frenchcèdrefrom Old French cedre
  • Englishcedarfrom Old French cedre
  • Portuguesecedro
  • Romaniancedru
  • Spanishcedro
  • Galiciancidreira
  • Scotscederfrom Old French cedre
  • Scotscedirfrom Old French cedre
Norwegian
  • Norwegian Bokmålseder
  • Norwegian Nynorskseder

Quick answers

What does cedrus mean in Latin?
cedrus, a noun, means “a juniper tree (Juniperus oxycedrus); cedar-oil, used to anoint books to preserve them from damage by moth or decay”.
What is the genitive of cedrus?
The genitive singular is cedrī. cedrus is feminine, second declension.
How do you pronounce cedrus?
In classical Latin, [ˈkɛ.drʊs]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [ˈt͡ʃɛː.drus].