Thorus

See also: thorus

Latin

Alternative forms

• Thōr

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

• (Classical) IPA^(key): /ˈtʰoː.rus/, [ˈt̪ʰoːrʊs̠]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈto.rus/, [ˈt̪ɔːrus]

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.

Case	Singular
Nominative	Thōrus
Genitive	Thōrī
Dative	Thōrō
Accusative	Thōrum
Ablative	Thōrō
Vocative	Thōre

Derived terms

• thōrium (New Latin)