adjectivefirst/second-declension adjective
honōrus
honōrus (feminine honōra, neuter honōrum)
Classical[hɔˈnoː.rʊs]Ecclesiastical[oˈnɔː.rus]
Meaning
- adjectivehonorable (worthy of honor)
- adjectivehonorable (that confers honor)
Declension
| form | masculine | feminine | neuter |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | honōrus | honōra | honōrum |
| genitive | honōrī | honōrae | honōrī |
| dative | honōrō | honōrae | honōrō |
| accusative | honōrum | honōram | honōrum |
| ablative | honōrō | honōrā | honōrō |
| vocative | honōre | honōra | honōrum |
| form | masculine | feminine | neuter |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | honōrī | honōrae | honōra |
| genitive | honōrōrum | honōrārum | honōrōrum |
| dative | honōrīs | honōrīs | honōrīs |
| accusative | honōrōs | honōrās | honōra |
| ablative | honōrīs | honōrīs | honōrīs |
| vocative | honōrī | honōrae | honōra |
hŏnōrus, a, um, adj. honor, analog. with decorus from decor (poet. and in postAug. prose). *
I. Worthy of honor, honorable, Stat. Th. 5, 40.—
II. That confers honor, honorable:
carmen, glorifying, Val. Fl. 4, 342: fama, Stat. Th. 2, 629: mors, id. ib. 4, 230: oratio, Tac. A. 1, 10 fin.: quae in Drusum patrem Germanici honora et magnifica Augustus fecisset, id. ib. 3, 5: honora de Germanico disserebat, id. ib. 4, 68.Charlton Lewis's shorter dictionary for students: the same scholarship in plain, modern definitions.
honōrus adj.
honos, conferring honor, honorable : oratio, Ta.: honora de Germanico disserebat, Ta.
Origins
From honor (“honour”) + -us, compare decōrus, from decor.