LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
adjectivefirst/second-declension adjective

cursōrius

cursōrius (feminine cursōria, neuter cursōrium)
Classical[kʊrˈsoː.ri.ʊs]Ecclesiastical[kurˈsɔː.ri.us]

Meaning

  1. adjectiverelationalrunning

Declension

singular
formmasculinefeminineneuter
nominativecursōriuscursōriacursōrium
genitivecursōriīcursōriaecursōriī
dativecursōriōcursōriaecursōriō
accusativecursōriumcursōriamcursōrium
ablativecursōriōcursōriācursōriō
vocativecursōriecursōriacursōrium
plural
formmasculinefeminineneuter
nominativecursōriīcursōriaecursōria
genitivecursōriōrumcursōriārumcursōriōrum
dativecursōriīscursōriīscursōriīs
accusativecursōriōscursōriāscursōria
ablativecursōriīscursōriīscursōriīs
vocativecursōriīcursōriaecursōria

cursōrĭus, a, um, adj. id.,
I. of or pertaining to running or to a race-course (late Lat.).
I. Adj.: terminus, Front. Colon. p. 141 Goes.—
II. Subst.
A. cursōrĭa, ae, f. (sc. navis), a yacht, cutter, Sid. Ep. 1, 5.—
B. cursōrĭum, ĭi, n., = cursus publicus, a public post, mail, Auct. Lim. p. 261 Goes.

Origins

From cursor.

Borrowings
  • Italiancursorio
  • Englishcursoryfrom Middle French cursoire
Balkano-Romance
  • Romaniancursoare
Italo-Romance
  • Italiancorsoio
Ibero-Romance
  • Portuguesecossoiro

In English words that came into English from cursōrius

  • cursorycursōrius

Quick answers

What does cursōrius mean in Latin?
cursōrius, a adjective, means “running”.
How do you pronounce cursōrius?
In classical Latin, [kʊrˈsoː.ri.ʊs]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [kurˈsɔː.ri.us].