LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · masculinethird declension

turgor

turgor m (genitive turgōris)
Classical[ˈtʊr.ɡɔr]Ecclesiastical[ˈtur.ɡor]

Meaning

  1. masculineswelling
  2. masculineturgidity, bombast

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativeturgorturgōrēs
genitiveturgōristurgōrum
dativeturgōrīturgōribus
accusativeturgōremturgōrēs
ablativeturgōreturgōribus
vocativeturgorturgōrēs

turgor, ōris, m. id.,
I. a swelling, turgidity (post-class.), Mart. Cap. 2, § 135; 5, § 566.

Origins

Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *-s Proto-Indo-European *-ōs Proto-Italic *-ōs Latin -or Latin turgor From turgeō + -or.

Descendants
  • Englishturgor
  • Italianturgore
  • Portugueseturgor

In English words that came into English from turgor

  • turgorturgor

Quick answers

What does turgor mean in Latin?
turgor, a noun, means “swelling; turgidity, bombast”.
What is the genitive of turgor?
The genitive singular is turgōris. turgor is masculine, third declension.
How do you pronounce turgor?
In classical Latin, [ˈtʊr.ɡɔr]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [ˈtur.ɡor].