LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · femininethird declension

*fars

*fars f (genitive *fartis)

Meaning

  1. uncommonstuffing
    non vestem amatores amant mulieris sed vestis fartimc. 200 BCE, Plautus, Mostellaria 169 (Some manuscripts write "fartim", others "partum"; a conjectured alternative is "fartum")
  2. figurativelyuncommoncut-up and wounded bodies or body parts; mincemeat
    quae misera gestit ⟨et⟩ f⟨ar⟩tem facere ex hostibusc. 206 BCE, Plautus, Miles Gloriosus 8 ("fartem" here is a conjectural emendation of manuscript "fratrem" or "fretis"/"fritis"/"fretum"; alternative conjectured readings include "far(c)tum" and "stragem", though the last has been criticized as inappropriate)

Origins

Equivalent to farcio + -tis (with assumed syncope in the nominative singular of -r(c)tis to -rs), ending in the noun-forming suffix derived from Proto-Indo-European *-tis; other words that etymologically share this ending include fors and vestis. Compare the use of the neuter far(c)tum as a noun with the sense "stuffing".

Quick answers

What does *fars mean in Latin?
*fars, a noun, means “stuffing; cut-up and wounded bodies or body parts; mincemeat”.
What is the genitive of *fars?
The genitive singular is *fartis. *fars is feminine, third declension.