What does cerrus mean in Latin?

cerrus, a noun, means “Turkey oak (tree, Quercus cerris)”.

What is the genitive of cerrus?

The genitive singular is cerrī. cerrus is feminine, second declension.

In classical Latin, [ˈkɛr.rʊs]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [ˈt͡ʃɛr.rus].

noun · femininesecond declension

cerrus f (genitive cerrī)

Classical[ˈkɛr.rʊs]Ecclesiastical[ˈt͡ʃɛr.rus]

cerrus, i, f.,

I. a kind of oak, Turkey oak, Col. 7, 9, 6; Plin. 16, 5, 6, § 17; 16, 6, 8, § 19; Vitr. 2, 8; Pall. 1, 9, 3; id. Febr. 18, 3.

Pliny mentions it as unknown in Italy; Schuchardt explains it as borrowed from the Berber term for the oak at that time.

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