noun · neuterthird declension
far
far n (genitive farris)
Classical[ˈfar]Ecclesiastical[ˈfar]
Mille Verba core vocabulary
Meaning
- neuterfarro, a type of hulled wheat. (Most likely emmer (Triticum dicoccum or Triticum turgidum subsp. dicoccon) but often mistranslated as spelt (Triticum spelta))
Ante, deos homini quod conciliare valeret, / far erat et puri lucida mica salis.
Of old, the means to win the goodwill of the gods were far and sparkling grains of pure salt.― Fay Glinister, “Festus and Ritual Foodstuffs” p. 2208 CE, Ovidius, Fasti 1.338 - neutercoarse meal; grits
Latīnē defined in Latin in our graded readers
frūmentum antīquum; ex farre pānis prīmus.far farris n — in Mille Verba, Rūs et Agrīcultūra
Declension
| form | singular | plural |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | far | farra |
| genitive | farris | farrum |
| dative | farrī | farribus |
| accusative | far | farra |
| ablative | farre | farribus |
| vocative | far | farra |
far, farris, n. akin with frico, q. v.,
I. a sort of grain, spelt, Gr. ζέα, Triticum spelta, Linn.
I. Prop., the earliest food of the Romans, both roasted and ground into meal, Cato, R. R. 2, 4; Varr. R. R. 1, 63; 1, 2, 6; Col. 2, 6, 3; Plin. 18, 8, 19, § 81 sqq.; 18, 30, 72, § 298; Liv. 4, 15, 6; Ov. M. 5, 131 al.:
adoreum, i. q. far, Varr. R. R. 1, 9, 4.— In plur., freq. for corn in general, grain: flava farra, Verg. G. 1, 73 (opp. legumen); id. ib. 101; 219; Ov. F. 1, 693; 2, 519 al.— II. Transf., coarse meal, grits, Fragm. XII. Tab. ap. Gell. 20, 1, 45; Cato, R. R. 143 fin.; Varr. R. R. 3, 14, 5; Col. 8, 11, 14; Pall. 1, 28; Hor. S. 1, 5, 69; 2, 8, 87 al.:
pium, i. e. mola salsa, id. C. 3, 23, 20; Tib. 3, 4, 10; cf.: salsa farra, Ov. F. 3, 284; used in nuptials, Serv. Verg. G. 1, 31; Arn. 4, 140: far caninum, coarse bread for dogs, Juv. 5, 11.Charlton Lewis's shorter dictionary for students: the same scholarship in plain, modern definitions.
fār farris, n
1 FER-, a sort of grain, spelt (roasted and ground), L.— Corn, grain : flava farra, V.— Coarse meal, grits : olus ac far, H.: Mollivit Penates Farre pio, sacrificial meal , H., V., Tb.: torrida cum micā farra, O.— Bread : non sine farre, H.: una Farris libra, H.: caninum, coarse bread for dogs , Iu.
Origins
From Proto-Italic *fars (“flour, grain”), possibly from Proto-Indo-European *bʰers- (“spike, prickle”); compare Welsh bara (“bread”), English barley, Serbo-Croatian brȁšno (“flour”), Albanian bar (“grass”), Ancient Greek Φηρῶν (Phērôn, “plant deity”).
Elsewhere
- Italianfarrofrom Vulgar Latin *farrum
- Englishfarrofrom Vulgar Latin *farrum
- Catalanfarrofrom Vulgar Latin *farrum
- Portuguesefarelofrom Vulgar Latin *farellum
- Galluresefarrufrom Vulgar Latin *farrum
- Sicilianfarrufrom Vulgar Latin *farrum
- Asturianfarriufrom Vulgar Latin *farrum
- Asturianfariellufrom Vulgar Latin *farellum
- Galicianfarelofrom Vulgar Latin *farellum
Insular Romance
- Sardinianfarre
- Sardinianfarri
Borrowings
- Englishfar
- Spanishfarro
Italo-Romance
- Italianfarre
- Neapolitanfarre
Gallo-Romance
- Catalanfarre
- Franco-Provençalfar