Burrus
See also: burrus
Latin
Etymology
From burrus (“reddish-brown”).
Pronunciation
- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): [ˈbʊr.rʊs]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): [ˈbur.rus]
Proper noun
Burrus m sg (genitive Burrī); second declension
- A Roman cognomen — famously held by:
- Sextus Afranius Burrus, a Roman prefect
Declension
Second-declension noun, singular only.
| singular | |
|---|---|
| nominative | Burrus |
| genitive | Burrī |
| dative | Burrō |
| accusative | Burrum |
| ablative | Burrō |
| vocative | Burre |
References
- “Burrus”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- Burrus in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.