LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
adjectivefirst/second-declension adjective

scaurus1

scaurus (feminine scaura, neuter scaurum)
Classical[ˈskau̯.rʊs]Ecclesiastical[ˈskaːu̯.rus]

Meaning

  1. adjectivehaving large or deformed ankles, particularly clubfooted

Declension

singular
formmasculinefeminineneuter
nominativescaurusscaurascaurum
genitivescaurīscauraescaurī
dativescaurōscauraescaurō
accusativescaurumscauramscaurum
ablativescaurōscaurāscaurō
vocativescaurescaurascaurum
plural
formmasculinefeminineneuter
nominativescaurīscauraescaura
genitivescaurōrumscaurārumscaurōrum
dativescaurīsscaurīsscaurīs
accusativescaurōsscaurāsscaura
ablativescaurīsscaurīsscaurīs
vocativescaurīscauraescaura

Charlton Lewis's shorter dictionary for students: the same scholarship in plain, modern definitions.

scaurus adj.
1 CAR-, with swollen ankles, club-footed , H.

Origins

From Ancient Greek σκαῦρος (skaûros, “having skewed hooves”), related to σκαιός (skaiós, “left; left-handed; awkward, clumsy; unlucky; crooked”).

proper noun · masculinesecond declension
Scaurus2
Scaurus m sg (genitive Scaurī)
Classical[ˈskau̯.rʊs]Ecclesiastical[ˈskaːu̯.rus]

Meaning

  1. masculinesingulara cognomen used by the gentes Aemilia, Umbricia, and others
    Marcus Aemilius Scaurus

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativeScaurus—
genitiveScaurī—
dativeScaurō—
accusativeScaurum—
ablativeScaurō—
vocativeScaure—

Scaurus, i, m. 1. scaurus,
I. a frequent surname in the gens Aemilia and Aurelia. So, M. Aemilius Scaurus, whom Cicero defended in an oration, part of which is still extant.—Hence, Scaurĭānus, a, um, adj., relating to Scaurus: oratio, Mart. Cap. 5, § 441.

Origins

From scaurus (“having large or deformed ankles; clubfooted”).

In the Academy Smith's classical dictionaries

Biography & mythologyScaurusScaurus. signified a person who had a defect in his ankles or feet (Scaurum, pravis fultum maic talis, Hor. Sat. 1.3. 47), and was used, like many oth…

Quick answers

What does scaurus mean in Latin?
scaurus, a adjective, means “having large or deformed ankles, particularly clubfooted”.
How do you pronounce scaurus?
In classical Latin, [ˈskau̯.rʊs]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [ˈskaːu̯.rus].