LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · masculinesecond declension

cercūrus

cercūrus m (genitive cercūrī)

Meaning

  1. a cercurus (fast, light vessel used by the Cyprians)
  2. a type of marine fish

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativecercūruscercūrī
genitivecercūrīcercūrōrum
dativecercūrōcercūrīs
accusativecercūrumcercūrōs
ablativecercūrōcercūrīs
vocativecercūrecercūrī

cercūrus (cercȳrus), i, m., = κέρκουρος,
I. a kind of light vessel peculiar to the Cyprians, Plaut. Merc. prol. 86; id. Stich. 2, 2, 44; Lucil. ap. Non. p. 533, 27; Liv. 33, 19, 10; Plin. 7, 56, 57, § 208.—
II. A sea-fish, Ov. Hal. 102; Plin. 32, 11, 54, § 152.

Origins

From Ancient Greek κέρκουρος (kérkouros).

In the Academy Smith's classical dictionaries

AntiquitiesCercurusCercurus (κέρκουρος, κερκοῦρος), a light, swift-sailing vessel, used both in war and in commerce, is first mentioned in the Persian wars (Hdt. 7.97). …

Quick answers

What does cercūrus mean in Latin?
cercūrus, a noun, means “a cercurus (fast, light vessel used by the Cyprians); a type of marine fish”.
What is the genitive of cercūrus?
The genitive singular is cercūrī. cercūrus is masculine, second declension.