LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · neuterthird declension

guttur

guttur n (genitive gutturis)
Classical[ˈɡʊt.tʊr]Ecclesiastical[ˈɡut.tur]
Mille Verba core vocabulary

Meaning

  1. neuterthroat, neck, gullet
  2. neutergluttony

Latīnē defined in Latin in our graded readers

pars collī per quam spīritus et cibus eunt.
guttur -uris n — in Mille Verba, Corpus Hūmānum
pars collī quā spīrāmus
guttur -uris (n) — in Metamorphoses I, ch. 12, 21

Choosing the right word Döderlein's Latin Synonyms

Faux · Glutus · Ingluvies · Guttur · Gurgulio · Gula

Faux, glutus, and ingluvies, denote the space within the throat; glutus (γλῶττα), in men; ingluvies, in animals; faux (φάρυγξ), the upper part, the entrance into the throat; whereas guttur, gurgulio, and gula, denote that part of the body which encloses the space within the throat; gurgulio (redupl. of gula), in animals; gula, in men; guttur, in either. (v. 149.)

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativegutturguttura
genitivegutturisgutturum
dativegutturīgutturibus
accusativegutturguttura
ablativegutturegutturibus
vocativegutturguttura

guttur, ŭris, n. (ante-class.; also m. in
I. acc. sing. gutturem, Plaut. Mil. 3, 2, 22; id. Aul. 2, 4, 25; Nov. Com. Fragm. v. 118 Rib.), the gullet, throat (cf.: faux, gula, jugulum): da meo gutturi gaudium, Plaut. Curc. 1, 2, 10; 49: venter gutturque resident ferias, id. Capt. 3, 1, 8: guttur homini tantum et suibus intumescit, Plin. 11, 37, 68, § 179: quis tumidum guttur miratur in Alpibus? Juv. 13, 162: (tamquam si in Alpibus gutturosos homines admireris, ubi tales sunt plurimi scilicet: nam lata et inflata colla habent, Vet. Schol. ad h. 1.): haud modicos tremulo fundens e gutture cantus, Cic. poët. Div. 1, 8, 14: liquidum tenui gutture cantat avis. Ov. Am. 1, 13, 8: parentis olim si quis impia manu Senile guttur fregerit, Hor. Epod. 3, 1.—In plur.: fodere guttura cultro, Ov. M. 7, 314: laqueo ligare guttura, id. ib. 6, 135.—Hence,
II. Transf., gluttony: memorabile magni Gutturis exemplum, Juv. 2, 114.—Comically: inferior, i. e. anus, Plaut. Aul. 2, 4, 25.

Origins

Unknown. The traditional etymology from Proto-Indo-European *gew- (“to bend, curve”) is unlikely, and the unexplained geminate suffix is suspicious.

Descendants
  • Portuguesegoto
  • Romaniangât
  • Sardiniangutturu
  • Catalangotirlófrom Vulgar Latin *gutturiō
  • Frenchgoitrefrom Vulgar Latin *gutturiō
  • Englishgoitrefrom Vulgar Latin *gutturiō
  • Italiangozzo
  • Galiciangoto
  • Romanshgutter
  • Old Frenchgoitronfrom Vulgar Latin *gutturiō

In English words that came into English from guttur

  • gutturalgutturālis
  • goitre*gutturiō
  • gutturizeguttur

Quick answers

What does guttur mean in Latin?
guttur, a noun, means “throat, neck, gullet; gluttony”.
What is the genitive of guttur?
The genitive singular is gutturis. guttur is neuter, third declension.
How do you pronounce guttur?
In classical Latin, [ˈɡʊt.tʊr]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [ˈɡut.tur].
Which English words come from guttur?
English words that go back to Latin guttur include gutturize, guttural and goitre.