Thorus

See also: thorus

Latin

Alternative forms

Etymology

Representing Old Norse Þórr; morphologically, Latin -us is parallel to Old Norse -r. Attested since the Middle Ages, and used by the Dane Saxo Grammaticus. Otherwise called Iuppiter via interpretation.

Pronunciation

Noun

Thōrus m sg (genitive Thōrī); second declension

  1. (Medieval Latin, Norse mythology, Germanic paganism) Thor

Usage notes

  • Identified (as the god) with Jupiter already since Antiquity (see the etymology of Thursday) and explicitly in Medieval sources, and so acts as a hyponym to Iuppiter.

Declension

Second-declension noun, singular only.

singular
nominative Thōrus
genitive Thōrī
dative Thōrō
accusative Thōrum
ablative Thōrō
vocative Thōre

Derived terms