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proper noun · masculinesecond declension

Dūrius

Dūrius m sg (genitive Dūriī or Dūrī)
Classical[ˈduː.ri.ʊs]Ecclesiastical[ˈduː.ri.us]

Meaning

  1. Douro (a river in Portugal and Spain)

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativeDūrius—
genitiveDūriī
Dūrī		—
dativeDūriō—
accusativeDūrium—
ablativeDūriō—
vocativeDūrī—

dūrĭus or dūrēus, a, um, adj., = δούριος or δούρειος, equus,
I. the Trojan horse, Aur. Vict. Orig. 1; Paul. ex Fest. p. 82, 12. —Poet. transf.: duria nox, i. e. the night in which the Greeks descended from the interior of the horse, Val. Fl. 2, 573; cf. durateus.
Dŭrĭus, ii, m. (Dūrĭa, ae, m., Claud. in Laud. Ser. Reg. 72),
I. one of the principal rivers of Spain, now the Douro, Mel. 3, 1, 7 sq.; Plin. 4, 20, 34, § 112 sq.; Sil. 1, 234 al.

Origins

Latinized Celtic name, from Proto-Celtic *dubros (“water”).

Descendants
  • PortugueseDourofrom Old Galician-Portuguese Doiro
  • SpanishDuero

In the Academy Smith's classical dictionaries

GeographyDuriusDurius (ὁ Δούριος or Δουρίας, Strab. iii. pp. 153, foll.,162; Δόριος, Appian, Hisp. 72, 90; Δωρίας, Ptol. 2.5. § § 2, foil., Marc. Heracl. p. 43; Δώρι…

Quick answers

What does Dūrius mean in Latin?
Dūrius, a proper noun, means “Douro (a river in Portugal and Spain)”.
What is the genitive of Dūrius?
The genitive singular is Dūriī. Dūrius is masculine, second declension.
How do you pronounce Dūrius?
In classical Latin, [ˈduː.ri.ʊs]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [ˈduː.ri.us].