LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · masculinethird declension

sōrex

sōrex m (genitive sōricis)
Classical[ˈsoː.rɛks]Ecclesiastical[ˈsɔː.reks]

Meaning

  1. shrew, shrewmouse
  2. Late LatinMedieval Latinmouse

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativesōrexsōricēs
genitivesōricissōricum
dativesōricīsōricibus
accusativesōricemsōricēs
ablativesōricesōricibus
vocativesōrexsōricēs

sō^rex (o long, Ser. Samm. 4, 57; Poët. in Anthol. Burm. 2, p. 452; o short, Auct. Carm. Phil. 62; Poët. in Anthol. Burm. 2, p. 453), ĭcis, m. Gr. ὕραξ; root svar-; cf. susurrus,
I. a shrew-mouse, Ter. Eun. 5, 6, 23; Varr. R. R. 2, 4, 12; Col. Arb. 15; Plin. 2, 41, 41, § 109; its noise was of ill omen, id. 8, 57, 82, § 223; Val. Max. 1, 1, 5.

Origins

Uncertain; possibly related to susurrus (“whisper, rustling”), or Ancient Greek ὕραξ (húrax, “shrewmouse”).

Italo-Romance
  • Italiansorcio
  • Italiansorice
  • Italiansorca
  • Italiansorga
  • Italiansorce
  • Italiansorco
  • Neapolitansorece
  • Siciliansurci
  • Siciliansùrici
Various derived terms meaning 'bat'
  • Frenchchauvesouris
  • Occitansoritz pennada
  • Sardiniansorighe pinnadulu
  • Dalmatiansurca pizigaun
  • Dalmatiansurca pitsigaun
  • Siciliansuriğe ulateu
  • Siciliansorici occelli
Balkan Romance
  • Romanianșoarece
  • Romanianșoarec
  • Aromanianshoaric
  • Aromanianshorãc
Gallo-Romance
  • Frenchsourisfrom Old French soris
  • Mauritian Creolesourifrom Old French soris
  • Michifsooriifrom Old French soris
  • Normansouorisfrom Old French soris
  • Northernsurisfrom Old French soris
  • Southernserisfrom Old French soris
  • Southernseurisfrom Old French soris
  • Southernsoirisfrom Old French soris
  • Poitevin-Saintongeaissouritfrom Old French soris
  • Walloonsorisfrom Old French soris
West Iberian
  • Spanishsorcefrom Old Spanish sorze
  • Aragonesezorz
  • Aragonesezorce
Dalmatian
  • unknownsurco
North Italian
  • Friuliansurîs
  • Lombardsorec
  • Romanshschuorsch
  • Venetansorxe
Rhaeto-Romance
  • Ladinsuricia
Insular Romance
  • Logudoresesorighe
  • Nuoresesoriche

Quick answers

What does sōrex mean in Latin?
sōrex, a noun, means “shrew, shrewmouse; mouse”.
What is the genitive of sōrex?
The genitive singular is sōricis. sōrex is masculine, third declension.
How do you pronounce sōrex?
In classical Latin, [ˈsoː.rɛks]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [ˈsɔː.reks].