LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · masculinesecond declension

icterus

icterus m (genitive icterī)
Classical[ˈɪk.tɛ.rʊs]Ecclesiastical[ˈik.te.rus]

Meaning

  1. masculinea yellow bird, otherwise unknown, the sight of which was said to cure jaundice; perhaps loriot, golden oriole

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativeicterusicterī
genitiveicterīicterōrum
dativeicterōicterīs
accusativeicterumicterōs
ablativeicterōicterīs
vocativeictereicterī

ictĕrus, i, m., = ἴκτερος,
I. a yellow bird, otherwise unknown, the sight of which was said to cure the jaundice (ἴκτερος), Plin. 30, 11, 29, § 94.

Origins

From the Ancient Greek ἴκτερος (íkteros, “jaundice”, “a bird of a yellowish-green colour, perhaps the golden oriole”), of uncertain ultimate origin; possibly related to ἴκτις (íktis, “weasel”), ἴκτινος (íktinos), or of Pre-Greek origin.

Descendants
  • Englishicterus
  • GermanIkterus
  • TranslingualIcterus

Quick answers

What does icterus mean in Latin?
icterus, a noun, means “a yellow bird, otherwise unknown, the sight of which was said to cure jaundice; perhaps loriot, golden oriole”.
What is the genitive of icterus?
The genitive singular is icterī. icterus is masculine, second declension.
How do you pronounce icterus?
In classical Latin, [ˈɪk.tɛ.rʊs]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [ˈik.te.rus].