See also: Sciurus

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Etymology edit

Borrowed from Ancient Greek σκίουρος (skíouros, squirrel), from σκιά (skiá, shadow) + οὐρά (ourá, tail).

Pronunciation edit

Noun edit

sciūrus m (genitive sciūrī); second declension

  1. squirrel

Declension edit

Second-declension noun.

Case Singular Plural
Nominative sciūrus sciūrī
Genitive sciūrī sciūrōrum
Dative sciūrō sciūrīs
Accusative sciūrum sciūrōs
Ablative sciūrō sciūrīs
Vocative sciūre sciūrī

Descendants edit

The descendants reflect a metathesized form *scūrius, usually as a diminutive *scūriolus (Western) or *scuriattus (Central).

References edit

  • sciurus”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • sciurus in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette