LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
adjectivefirst/second-declension adjective

pterus

pterus (feminine ptera, neuter pterum)
Classical[ˈptɛ.rʊs]Ecclesiastical[ˈptɛː.rus]

Meaning

  1. New Latinadjectivewinged

Declension

singular
formmasculinefeminineneuter
nominativepteruspterapterum
genitivepterīpteraepterī
dativepterōpteraepterō
accusativepterumpterampterum
ablativepterōpterāpterō
vocativepterepterapterum
plural
formmasculinefeminineneuter
nominativepterīpteraeptera
genitivepterōrumpterārumpterōrum
dativepterīspterīspterīs
accusativepterōspterāsptera
ablativepterīspterīspterīs
vocativepterīpteraeptera

Origins

New Latin; from Ancient Greek πτερόν (pterón, “wing”).

Quick answers

What does pterus mean in Latin?
pterus, a adjective, means “winged”.
How do you pronounce pterus?
In classical Latin, [ˈptɛ.rʊs]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [ˈptɛː.rus].