noun · masculinethird declension
gerrō
gerrō m (genitive gerrōnis)
Classical[ˈɡɛr.roː]Ecclesiastical[ˈd͡ʒɛr.ro]
Meaning
- A trifler, an idle fellow
Declension
| form | singular | plural |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | gerrō | gerrōnēs |
| genitive | gerrōnis | gerrōnum |
| dative | gerrōnī | gerrōnibus |
| accusative | gerrōnem | gerrōnēs |
| ablative | gerrōne | gerrōnibus |
| vocative | gerrō | gerrōnēs |
gerro, (archaic orthogr.: † cerrones leves et inepti, Paul. ex Fest. v. p. 40 Müll.), ōnis, m. gerrae,
I. a trifler, idle fellow:
gerro, iners, fraus, heluo, Ganeo, damnosus! Ter. Heaut. 5, 4, 10.Charlton Lewis's shorter dictionary for students: the same scholarship in plain, modern definitions.
gerrō (ōnis), m
gerrae, trifles, a trifler , T.
Origins
Ancient Greek γέρρον (gérrhon)bor. Latin gerrae Proto-Indo-European *-ōder. Proto-Indo-European *-Hōder.? Latin -ō Latin gerrō From gerrae (“trifles, nonsense”) + -ō.