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proper noun · masculinethird declension

Curēs

Curēs m pl (genitive Curium)

Meaning

  1. the ancient chief town of the Sabines
  2. figurativelythe inhabitants of Cures

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominative—Curēs
genitive—Curium
dative—Curibus
accusative—Curēs
Curīs
ablative—Curibus
vocative—Curēs
locative—Curibus

Cŭres, ium, m. (parvi, Ov. F. 2, 135) and f. (Tatiae, Prop. 5, 9, 74), = Κύρεις or Κύρις [curis, Sabine word, = hasta, Ov. F. 2, 477],
I. the ancient chief town of the Sabines, Varr. L. L. 5, § 51 Müll.; Cic. Fam. 15, 20, 1; Verg. A. 6, 811; 8, 638; Ov. M. 14, 778 al.; Liv. 1, 13, 5; 1, 18, 1; Flor. 1, 2, 1; cf. Quirites.—
B. Meton., the inhabitants of Cures, Ov. F. 3, 201; 6, 216.—
II. Hence, Cŭren-sis, e, adj., of Cures: turba, Ov. F. 3, 94. —
B. Subst.: Cŭrenses, ium, m., the inhabitants of Cures, Varr. L. L. 7, § 68 Müll.; Plin. 3, 12, 17, § 107.—
III. Cŭrētis, is (or perh. Cŭres, ētis), m., an inhabitant of Cures, Prop. 4 (5), 4, 9.

Origins

Sabine, perhaps related to curīs (“spear”), itself possibly from Proto-Italic *kusi- and related to the root of cuspis (“sharp point”).

In the Academy Smith's classical dictionaries

Quick answers

What does Curēs mean in Latin?
Curēs, a proper noun, means “the ancient chief town of the Sabines; the inhabitants of Cures”.
What is the genitive of Curēs?
The genitive singular is Curium. Curēs is masculine, third declension.