auritus

Latin

Etymology

From auris (“ear”) +‎ -ītus.

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /au̯ˈriː.tus/, [äu̯ˈriːt̪ʊs̠]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /au̯ˈri.tus/, [äu̯ˈriːt̪us]

Adjective

aurītus (feminine aurīta, neuter aurītum); first/second-declension adjective

1. having (long or large) ears; having the form of an ear
2. attentive, listening

Declension

First/second-declension adjective.

Number	Singular				Plural
Case / Gender	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter		Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	aurītus	aurīta	aurītum		aurītī	aurītae	aurīta
Genitive	aurītī	aurītae	aurītī		aurītōrum	aurītārum	aurītōrum
Dative	aurītō		aurītō		aurītīs
Accusative	aurītum	aurītam	aurītum		aurītōs	aurītās	aurīta
Ablative	aurītō	aurītā	aurītō		aurītīs
Vocative	aurīte	aurīta	aurītum		aurītī	aurītae	aurīta

References

• “auritus”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• “auritus”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
• auritus in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.