LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · masculinethird declension

dulcor

dulcor m (genitive dulcōris)
Classical[ˈdʊɫ.kɔr]Ecclesiastical[ˈdul.kor]

Meaning

  1. Late Latinmasculinesweetness

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativedulcordulcōrēs
genitivedulcōrisdulcōrum
dativedulcōrīdulcōribus
accusativedulcōremdulcōrēs
ablativedulcōredulcōribus
vocativedulcordulcōrēs

dulcor, ōris, m. id.,
I. sweetness (cf. the opp. amaror; late Lat.), Tert. adv. Marc. 1. 6; 3, 5; Vulg. Sirach, 11, 3 al.

Origins

Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *-s Proto-Indo-European *-ōs Proto-Italic *-ōs Latin -or Latin dulcor From dulcis (“sweet”) + -or.

Descendants
  • Romaniandulcoare
  • Englishdulcorfrom Middle English dulcour
  • Englishdulcourfrom Middle English dulcour
  • Frenchdouceurfrom Old French dolçor
  • Englishdouceurfrom Old French dolçor
  • Occitandoçorfrom Old Occitan dolsor
  • Franco-Provençaldoçor
  • Friuliandolçôr
  • Angevindouçourfrom Old French dolçor
  • Dutchdouceurfrom Old French dolçor

Quick answers

What does dulcor mean in Latin?
dulcor, a noun, means “sweetness”.
What is the genitive of dulcor?
The genitive singular is dulcōris. dulcor is masculine, third declension.
How do you pronounce dulcor?
In classical Latin, [ˈdʊɫ.kɔr]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [ˈdul.kor].