LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · masculinefourth declension

prūrītus

prūrītus m (genitive prūrītūs)
Classical[pruːˈriː.tʊs]Ecclesiastical[pruˈriː.tus]

Meaning

  1. an itching, itch

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativeprūrītusprūrītūs
genitiveprūrītūsprūrītuum
dativeprūrītuīprūrītibus
accusativeprūrītumprūrītūs
ablativeprūrītūprūrītibus
vocativeprūrītusprūrītūs

prūrītus, ūs, m. prurio,
I. an itching, the itch, Plin. 9, 45, 68, § 146; 23, 1, 16, § 26; 24, 6, 14, § 23; 27, 7, 28, § 51; 30, 3, 8, § 26; Ser. Samm. 6, 87.—
2. Esp., of sensual desire, Mart. Cap. 1, § 7.

Origins

Proto-Indo-European *-tus Proto-Italic *-tus Latin -tus Latin prūrītus From prūriō (“to itch”) + -tus.

Borrowings
  • Catalanprurit
  • Englishpruritus
  • Frenchpruritfrom Old French prurit
  • Romanianpruritfrom Old French prurit
  • Idoprurito
Ibero-Romance
  • Portuguesepruído
  • Portugueseprurido
  • Spanishprurito
  • Asturianpruyiciu
  • Galicianproído
  • Galicianproício
  • Galicianprurito
Italo-Romance
  • Italianprurito
  • Sicilianchiuritufrom Vulgar Latin *plūrītus

In English words that came into English from prūrītus

  • pruritusprūrītus

Quick answers

What does prūrītus mean in Latin?
prūrītus, a noun, means “an itching, itch”.
What is the genitive of prūrītus?
The genitive singular is prūrītūs. prūrītus is masculine, fourth declension.
How do you pronounce prūrītus?
In classical Latin, [pruːˈriː.tʊs]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [pruˈriː.tus].