LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · masculinethird declension

pluor

pluor m (genitive pluōris)
Classical[ˈpɫu.ɔr]Ecclesiastical[ˈpluː.or]

Meaning

  1. masculinerain

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativepluorpluōrēs
genitivepluōrispluōrum
dativepluōrīpluōribus
accusativepluōrempluōrēs
ablativepluōrepluōribus
vocativepluorpluōrēs

plŭor, ōris, m. pluo,
I. rain (ante-class.): pluor, Laber. ap. Non. 220, 33.

Origins

  1. Proto-Indo-European*plew-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*pléweti
  3. Proto-Italic*plowō
  4. Latinpluor

Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *-s Proto-Indo-European *-ōs Proto-Italic *-ōs Latin -or Latin pluor From pluit (“it rains”) + -or.

Quick answers

What does pluor mean in Latin?
pluor, a noun, means “rain”.
What is the genitive of pluor?
The genitive singular is pluōris. pluor is masculine, third declension.
How do you pronounce pluor?
In classical Latin, [ˈpɫu.ɔr]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [ˈpluː.or].
Where does pluor come from?
Proto-Indo-European *plew- → Proto-Indo-European *pléweti → Proto-Italic *plowō → Latin pluor.