LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
proper noun · masculinesecond declension

Tartarus

Tartarus m sg (genitive Tartarī)
Classical[ˈtar.ta.rʊs]Ecclesiastical[ˈtar.ta.rus]

Meaning

  1. GreekRomanmasculinesingularTartarus (a dark and gloomy part of the realm of Hades, reserved for the damned and the wicked, such as the Titans; an equivalent of hell in Greek and Roman mythology)
  2. masculinesingularA river of Venetia that used to flow into the Adriatic Sea, now called Tartaro.

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativeTartarus—
genitiveTartarī—
dativeTartarō—
accusativeTartarum—
ablativeTartarō—
vocativeTartare—

Tartărus or -os, i, m., in plur. (on prosodial grounds): Tartăra, ōrum, n., = Τάρταρος, plur. Τάρταρα,
I. the infernal regions, Tartarus (poet.; in prose, inferi); sing., Lucr. 3, 1012; Verg. A. 6, 577; Hor. C. 3, 7, 17; Stat. S. 2, 7, 116; plur., Lucr. 3, 42; 3, 966; 5, 1126; Verg. A. 4, 243; 6, 135; Hor. C. 1, 28, 10; Ov. M. 1, 113; 5, 371; 5, 423; 10, 21 et saep. al.—Personified: Tartarus pater, i. e. Pluto, Val. Fl. 4, 258.—Hence,
A. Tartărĕus, a, um, adj., of or belonging to the infernal regions, Tartarean, infernal: tenebrica plaga, Cic. poët. Tusc. 2, 9, 22: antrum, i. e. the infernal regions, Luc. 6, 712: umbrae, Ov. M. 6, 676; 12, 257: custos, i. e. Cerberus, Verg. A. 6, 395: Acheron, id. ib. 6, 295: Phlegethon, id. ib. 6, 551: sorores, i. e. the Furies, id. ib. 7, 328; Stat. Th. 5, 66; hence, vox Alectus, Verg. A. 7, 514.—
B. Tartărĭnus, a, um, adj., Tartarean, infernal; poet. for horrid, terrible: Tartarino cum dixit Ennius, horrendo et terribili Verrius vult accipi, a Tartaro, qui locus apud inferos, Fest. p. 359 Müll.: corpore Tartarino prognata Paluda virago, Enn. ap. Varr. L. L. 7, 37 ib.—Trop.: delator, Amm. 15, 6, 1.
Tartărus, i, m.,
I. a river of Italy, now Tariaro, Tac. H. 3, 9.

Origins

From Ancient Greek Τάρταρος (Tártaros).

Descendants
  • CatalanTàrtar
  • EnglishTartarus
  • FrenchTartare

In the Academy Smith's classical dictionaries

GeographyTartarusTartarus (Tartaro), a river of Venetia, near the borders of Gallia Transpadana. It is intermediate mediate between the Athesis (Adige) and the Padus (…Biography & mythologyTartarusTartarus (Τάρταρος), a son of Aether and Ge, and by his mother Ge the father of the Gigantes, Typhoeus and Echidna. (Hygin. Praef. p. 3, &c., Fab. 152…

Quick answers

What does Tartarus mean in Latin?
Tartarus, a proper noun, means “Tartarus (a dark and gloomy part of the realm of Hades, reserved for the damned and the wicked, such as the Titans; an equivalent of hell in Greek and Roman mythology); A river of Venetia that used to flow into the Adria”.
What is the genitive of Tartarus?
The genitive singular is Tartarī. Tartarus is masculine, second declension.
How do you pronounce Tartarus?
In classical Latin, [ˈtar.ta.rʊs]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [ˈtar.ta.rus].