Drusus
Latin
editEtymology
editFrom Ancient Greek δρόσος (drósos, “dew”), from a Proto-Indo-European root related to Sanskrit दानु (dānu, “dew”).
Pronunciation
edit- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): /ˈdru.sus/, [ˈd̪rʊs̠ʊs̠]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ˈdru.sus/, [ˈd̪ruːs̬us]
Proper noun
editDrusus m sg (genitive Drusī); second declension
- a surname
Declension
editSecond-declension noun, singular only.
Case | Singular |
---|---|
Nominative | Drūsus |
Genitive | Drūsī |
Dative | Drūsō |
Accusative | Drūsum |
Ablative | Drūsō |
Vocative | Drūse |
References
edit- “Drusus”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- Drusus in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
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- Latin terms borrowed from Ancient Greek
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- Latin terms derived from Proto-Indo-European
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- Latin masculine nouns in the second declension
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