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noun · masculinesecond declension

sūrus

sūrus m (genitive sūrī)

Meaning

  1. a branch, a stake

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativesūrussūrī
genitivesūrīsūrōrum
dativesūrōsūrīs
accusativesūrumsūrōs
ablativesūrōsūrīs
vocativesūresūrī

sūrus, i, m.,
I. a branch, a stake, Varr. L. L. 10, § 73 Müll.: surum dicebant, ex quo per deminutionem fit surculus. Ennius: unus surus surum ferret, tamen defendere possent, Fest. p. 299 ib. (cf. Enn. Ann. v. 516 Vahl.); cf. crebrisuro.
Surus, i, m.,
I. a celebrated elephant in the Carthaginian army, mentioned by Cato, Plin. 8, 5, 5, § 12 (v. Syrus).

Origins

Maybe from Proto-Indo-European *swer- (“stick, pole”), the same root of Old English sweor (“pillar, column”). Possibly related to sūra (“calf (of the leg)”).

In English words that came into English from sūrus

  • surculussurculus
  • surculosesurculōsus

Quick answers

What does sūrus mean in Latin?
sūrus, a noun, means “a branch, a stake”.
What is the genitive of sūrus?
The genitive singular is sūrī. sūrus is masculine, second declension.