LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · masculinesecond declension

sciūrus

sciūrus m (genitive sciūrī)
Classical[skiˈuː.rʊs]Ecclesiastical[ʃiˈuː.rus]

Meaning

  1. squirrel

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativesciūrussciūrī
genitivesciūrīsciūrōrum
dativesciūrōsciūrīs
accusativesciūrumsciūrōs
ablativesciūrōsciūrīs
vocativesciūresciūrī

scĭūrus, i, m., = σκίουρος,
I. a squirrel, Plin. 8, 38, 58, § 138; 11, 43, 99, § 245; Mart. 5, 37, 13.

Origins

Borrowed from Ancient Greek σκίουρος (skíouros, “squirrel”), from σκιά (skiá, “shadow”) + οὐρά (ourá, “tail”).

Elsewhere
  • Italianscoiattolo
  • Englishsquirrelfrom Old French escurel
  • Frenchécureuilfrom Old French escurel
  • Portugueseesquilo
  • Romanianștiur
  • Sardinianisbirru
  • Sardinianschirrittu
  • Sardinianschirrimatta
  • Sardinianiscojàttulu
  • Spanishesquilo
Old Occitan
  • Catalanesquirol
  • Occitanesquiròl
  • Occitanesquirò
  • Occitanesquiròu

Quick answers

What does sciūrus mean in Latin?
sciūrus, a noun, means “squirrel”.
What is the genitive of sciūrus?
The genitive singular is sciūrī. sciūrus is masculine, second declension.
How do you pronounce sciūrus?
In classical Latin, [skiˈuː.rʊs]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [ʃiˈuː.rus].