LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · femininefirst declension

sūra1

sūra f (genitive sūrae)
Classical[ˈsuː.ra]Ecclesiastical[ˈsuː.ra]

Meaning

  1. calf (of the leg)

Latīnē defined in Latin in our graded readers

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativesūrasūrae
genitivesūraesūrārum
dativesūraesūrīs
accusativesūramsūrās
ablativesūrāsūrīs
vocativesūrasūrae

sūra, ae, f.,
I. the calf of the leg.
I. In gen., Plin. 11, 45, 105, § 253; Plaut. Ps. 4, 7, 120, Cic. Arat. 256 (501); 399 (646); Turp. ap Non. 236, 16; Ov. A. A. 3, 623; Juv. 16, 14: teretes, Hor C. 2, 4, 21: tumentes, id. Epod. 8, 10; Lact. Opif. Dei, 13, 6; Claud. in Eutr. 2, 342: Puniceo suras evincta cothurno, Verg. E. 7, 32; id. A. 1, 337; Anthol. Lat. 6, 89, 18 Burm.; Grat. Cyn. 338.—
II. In partic., in anatomy, the smaller bone of the leg, Cels. 8, 1, 110; 8, 11, 3.

Origins

Possibly related to sū̆rus (“t-branch, stake”) or from a Proto-Indo-European root common to Ancient Greek ὥρα (hṓra, “part of a sacrificial victim”).

In English words that came into English from sūra

  • suralsūra
proper noun · masculinefirst declension
Sura2
Sura m sg (genitive Surae)
Classical[ˈsʊ.ra]Ecclesiastical[ˈsuː.ra]

Meaning

  1. masculinesingularA tributary river of the Moselle, now the Sûre

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativeSura—
genitiveSurae—
dativeSurae—
accusativeSuram—
ablativeSurā—
vocativeSura—

Sura, ae, m.,
I. a river of Germany, now the Saur, Aus. Mos. 355.
Sura, ae, m.,
I. a Roman surname, Plin. 7, 12, 10, § 55.

In the Academy Smith's classical dictionaries

GeographySuraSura (τὰ Σοῦρα: Eth. Σουρηνός), a city of Syria, situated on the Euphrates, in the district of Palmyrene, long. 72° 40′, lat. 35° 40′ of Ptolemy, who …GeographySuraSura a branch of the Mosella in Gallia. Ausonius (Mosella, 5.354):-- Namque et Pronacae Nemesaeque adjuta meatu Sura tuas properat non degener ire sub…
proper noun · masculinefirst declension
Sūra3
Sūra m sg (genitive Sūrae)
Classical[ˈsuː.ra]Ecclesiastical[ˈsuː.ra]

Meaning

  1. a cognomen used by the gens Licinia, Marcia, and others
    Lucius Licinius Sura

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativeSūra—
genitiveSūrae—
dativeSūrae—
accusativeSūram—
ablativeSūrā—
vocativeSūra—

Origins

From sūra (“calf of the leg”).

In the Academy Smith's classical dictionaries

GeographySuraSura (τὰ Σοῦρα: Eth. Σουρηνός), a city of Syria, situated on the Euphrates, in the district of Palmyrene, long. 72° 40′, lat. 35° 40′ of Ptolemy, who …GeographySuraSura a branch of the Mosella in Gallia. Ausonius (Mosella, 5.354):-- Namque et Pronacae Nemesaeque adjuta meatu Sura tuas properat non degener ire sub…

Quick answers

What does sūra mean in Latin?
sūra, a noun, means “calf (of the leg)”.
What is the genitive of sūra?
The genitive singular is sūrae. sūra is feminine, first declension.
How do you pronounce sūra?
In classical Latin, [ˈsuː.ra]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [ˈsuː.ra].