What does vīverra mean in Latin?

vīverra, a noun, means “a ferret”.

What is the genitive of vīverra?

The genitive singular is vīverrae. vīverra is feminine, first declension.

In classical Latin, [wiːˈwɛr.ra]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [viˈvɛr.ra].

noun · femininefirst declension

vīverra f (genitive vīverrae)

Classical[wiːˈwɛr.ra]Ecclesiastical[viˈvɛr.ra]

viverra, ae, f.,

I. a ferret: Mustella furo, Linn.; Plin. 11, 49, 109, § 261; 8, 55, 81, § 218; 30, 6, 16, § 47.

Ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *wer-; compare Proto-Celtic *wiweros.

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