noun · neuterthird declension
thūs
thūs n (genitive thūris)
Classical[ˈtʰuːs]Ecclesiastical[ˈtus]
Meaning
- incense; frankincense
Sērus ut aetheriae Germānicus imperet aulae
So that Germanicus might rule the heavenly palaces later and for a long time the earth, give pious incense to Jupiter.86 CE – 103 CE, Martialis, Epigrammata 13.4.1–2
Declension
| form | singular | plural |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | thūs thūsculum | thūra thūscula, tūra |
| genitive | thūris thūsculī, tūris | thūrum thūsculōrum, tūrum |
| dative | thūrī thūsculō, tūrī | thūribus thūsculīs, tūribus |
| accusative | thūs thūsculum | thūra thūscula, tūra |
| ablative | thūre thūsculō, tūre | thūribus thūsculīs, tūribus |
| vocative | thūs thūsculum | thūra thūscula, tūra |
Phrases from Meissner's Latin Phrase-Book
- ture et odoribus incensis
- with incense and perfumes.
thūs, thūris, v. tus.
Charlton Lewis's shorter dictionary for students: the same scholarship in plain, modern definitions.
(thūs, thūris) see tus.
Origins
From Ancient Greek θῠ́ος (thŭ́os, “burnt offering; holocaust”), from θῠ́ω (thŭ́ō).
Descendants
- Portugueseturiferar
- Irishtúisfrom Middle Irish túis