LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · femininefirst declension

gerrae

gerrae f pl (genitive gerrārum)
Classical[ˈɡɛr.rae̯]Ecclesiastical[ˈd͡ʒɛr.re]

Meaning

  1. femininepluralplural onlywattled twigs
  2. femininepluralplural onlytrifles, nonsense

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominative—gerrae
genitive—gerrārum
dative—gerrīs
accusative—gerrās
ablative—gerrīs
vocative—gerrae

gerrae, ārum, f., = γέρρα, orig. wattled twigs; hence, transf.,
I. trifles, stuff, nonsense: gerrae crates vimineae. Athenienses cum Syracusas obsiderent et crebro gerras poscerent, irridentes Siculi gerras clamitabant. Unde factum est, ut gerrae pro nugis et contemptu dicantur, Paul. ex Fest. s. h. v. p. 94; cf. id. s. v. cerrones, p. 40 Müll. N. cr.: tuae blanditiae mihi sunt, quod dici solet, Gerrae germanae atque edepol liroe liroe, Plaut. Poen. 1, 1, 9: maximae, id. Ep. 2, 2, 49; cf. Aus. ldyll. 11 praef.—As an interject.: gerrae! nae tu illud verbum actutum inveneris, Plaut. Trin. 3, 3, 31; id. As. 3, 3, 10.

Origins

Borrowed from Ancient Greek γέρρον (gérrhon, “wattled twigs”).

Quick answers

What does gerrae mean in Latin?
gerrae, a noun, means “wattled twigs; trifles, nonsense”.
What is the genitive of gerrae?
The genitive singular is gerrārum. gerrae is feminine, first declension.
How do you pronounce gerrae?
In classical Latin, [ˈɡɛr.rae̯]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [ˈd͡ʒɛr.re].