LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
proper noun · masculine

Chūs

Chūs m sg (indeclinable)
Classical[ˈkʰuːs]Ecclesiastical[ˈkus]

Meaning

  1. indeclinableCush (the son of Ham, grandson of Noah, and supposed progenitor of the African peoples.)
    Fīliī autem Cham: Chūs, et Mesraim, et Phūth, et Chanaan.c. 347 CE – 420 CE, Hieronymus, Vulgate Genesis.10.6

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativeChūs—
genitiveChūs—
dativeChūs—
accusativeChūs—
ablativeChūs—
vocativeChūs—

chūs, ŏos, m., = χοῦς,
I. a measure for liquids, = congius, Rhemn. Fann. Pond. 7, 70.

Origins

Borrowed from Koine Greek Χους (Khous) in the Septuagint, from Biblical Hebrew כּוּשׁ (kûš).

In the Academy Smith's classical dictionaries

GeographyChusChus (Χούς, LXX.), mentioned only in the book of Judith (7.18), where Ekrebel is said to be near Chus, which is at the torrent (i. e. the valley) of M…

Quick answers

What does Chūs mean in Latin?
Chūs, a proper noun, means “Cush (the son of Ham, grandson of Noah, and supposed progenitor of the African peoples.)”.
How do you pronounce Chūs?
In classical Latin, [ˈkʰuːs]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [ˈkus].