LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · masculinesecond declension

scarus

scarus m (genitive scarī)
Classical[ˈska.rʊs]Ecclesiastical[ˈskaː.rus]

Meaning

  1. masculinescar, a kind of fish

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativescarusscarī
genitivescarīscarōrum
dativescarōscarīs
accusativescarumscarōs
ablativescarōscarīs
vocativescarescarī

scărus (scārus, Enn. ap. App. Mag. p. 299), i, m., = σκάρος,
I. scar, a kind of seafish much esteemed by the Romans; acc. to some, a species of wrasse: Labrus scarus, Linn.; Plin. 9, 17, 29, § 62; Ov. Hal. 9; 119; Col. 8, 16, 1 and 9; Enn. l. l.; Hor. S. 2, 2, 22; id. Epod. 2, 50; Mart. 13, 84; Fest. s. v. pollucere, p. 253: scarorum jocinora, Suet. Vit. 13.

Origins

From Ancient Greek σκάρος (skáros).

Descendants
  • Frenchscare
  • Italianscaro
  • Portugueseescaro
  • Spanishescaro
  • TranslingualScarus

In English words that came into English from scarus

  • scarusscarus
  • scarscarus

Quick answers

What does scarus mean in Latin?
scarus, a noun, means “scar, a kind of fish”.
What is the genitive of scarus?
The genitive singular is scarī. scarus is masculine, second declension.
How do you pronounce scarus?
In classical Latin, [ˈska.rʊs]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [ˈskaː.rus].