LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · femininethird declension

parōtis

parōtis f (genitive parōtidis)

Meaning

  1. A tumour near the ear
    glandula parōtisparotid gland

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativeparōtisparōtidēs
genitiveparōtidisparōtidum
parōtidium
dativeparōtidīparōtidibus
accusativeparōtidemparōtidēs
ablativeparōtideparōtidibus
vocativeparōtisparōtidēs

părōtis, ĭdis, f., = παρωτίς,
I. a tumor near the ears, a parotis: parotidas tollere, Plin. 20, 21, 84, § 229: parotidas reprimere, id. 20, 9, 36, § 95: comprimere, id. 28, 11, 48, § 177: cohibere, id. 35, 17, 57, § 195: discutere, id. 20, 15, 59, § 167: lenire, id. 28, 7, 23, § 82: sanare, id. 20, 1, 2, § 4.—In sing., Plin. 24, 5, 10, § 15 (in Cels. 5, 18, 18; 6, 16, written as Greek).—
II. Transf., a bracket or console of a hyperthyrum, Vitr. 4, 6, 4.

Origins

Borrowed from Ancient Greek παρωτίς (parōtís).

Quick answers

What does parōtis mean in Latin?
parōtis, a noun, means “A tumour near the ear”.
What is the genitive of parōtis?
The genitive singular is parōtidis. parōtis is feminine, third declension.