LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · masculinesecond declension

susurrus

susurrus m (genitive susurrī)
Classical[sʊˈsʊr.rʊs]Ecclesiastical[suˈs̬ur.rus]

Meaning

  1. masculinewhisper
  2. masculinemurmur

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Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativesusurrussusurrī
genitivesusurrīsusurrōrum
dativesusurrōsusurrīs
accusativesusurrumsusurrōs
ablativesusurrōsusurrīs
vocativesusurresusurrī

sŭsurrus, i (collat. form of the
I. abl. sing. susurru, App. Flor. p. 357, 39), m. redupl. from root sur, sar, to speak, Fest. p. 322 Müll.; cf. absurdus, a low, gentle noise, a humming, murmuring, a muttering, whispering, etc. (class.): aquam ferentis mulierculae, Cic. Tusc. 5, 36, 103: palam age: nolo murmur ullum, neque susurrum fieri, Plaut. Rud. 5, 3, 48: (saepes) levi somnum suadebit inire susurro (apum), Verg E. 1, 56: tacito mala vota susurro Concipiunt, i. e. in a low, muttered prayer, Luc. 5, 104: rauco susurro, Calp. Ecl. 1, 3: tenui jugulos aperire susurro, Juv. 4, 110. — In plur.: blandos audire susurros, Prop. 1, 11, 13; Hor. C. 1, 9, 19; id. S. 2, 8, 78; Pers. 2, 6; Plin. Pan. 62 fin. — Personified: Susurri, Whispers, the attendants of Fame, Ov. M. 12, 61.
sŭsurrus, a, um, adj. 1. susurrus,
I. muttering, whispering: lingua, Ov. M. 7, 825.

Origins

A reduplicative onomatopoeic extension of Proto-Indo-European *swer- (“to buzz, hum”). See also Latin surdus, Lithuanian surma (“a pipe”), Russian свире́ль (svirélʹ, “a pipe, reed”).

Descendants
  • Italiansussurro
  • Spanishsusurro
  • Portuguesesussurro
  • Romaniansusur
  • Asturianxuxuriu
  • Asturianxunxuriu

In English words that came into English from susurrus

  • susurrussusurrus
  • susurroussusurrus
  • susurratesusurrō
  • susurrantsusurrāns
  • susurrationsusurratio
  • susurrancesusurrans

Quick answers

What does susurrus mean in Latin?
susurrus, a noun, means “whisper; murmur”.
What is the genitive of susurrus?
The genitive singular is susurrī. susurrus is masculine, second declension.
How do you pronounce susurrus?
In classical Latin, [sʊˈsʊr.rʊs]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [suˈs̬ur.rus].
Which English words come from susurrus?
English words that go back to Latin susurrus include susurrus, susurrous, susurrate, susurrant, susurrance and susurration.