LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · masculinethird declension

rancor

rancor m (genitive rancōris)
Classical[ˈraŋ.kɔr]Ecclesiastical[ˈraŋ.kor]

Meaning

  1. Late Latinmasculinerancidity, stench, rankness
  2. Late Latinmasculinegrudge, rancor

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativerancorrancōrēs
genitiverancōrisrancōrum
dativerancōrīrancōribus
accusativerancōremrancōrēs
ablativerancōrerancōribus
vocativerancorrancōrēs

rancor, ōris, m. ranceo, rancens.
I. Lit., a stinking smell or flavor, rankness, rancidity (late Lat.), Pall. 1, 20, 2; 11, 10, 2. —
II. Trop., an old grudge, rancor, Hier. Ep. 13, 1.

Origins

Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *-s Proto-Indo-European *-ōs Proto-Italic *-ōs Latin -or Latin rancor From ranceō (“to be rotten, putrid”) + -or (“-ness”, abstract noun suffix).

Descendants
  • Catalanrancor
  • Italianrancore
  • Occitanrancur
  • Englishrancorfrom Old French rancor
  • Englishrancourfrom Old French rancor
  • Frenchrancœurfrom Old French rancor
  • Frenchrancunefrom Old French rancor
  • Portugueserancor
  • Romanianrâncoare
  • Spanishrencor

In English words that came into English from rancor

  • rancorrancor

Quick answers

What does rancor mean in Latin?
rancor, a noun, means “rancidity, stench, rankness; grudge, rancor”.
What is the genitive of rancor?
The genitive singular is rancōris. rancor is masculine, third declension.
How do you pronounce rancor?
In classical Latin, [ˈraŋ.kɔr]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [ˈraŋ.kor].