See also: ERUs

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Etymology edit

From Proto-Italic *ezos (master), from Proto-Indo-European *h₁esh₂ós (master). Cognate with Hittite 𒅖𒄩𒀀𒀸 (išhāš "master").

A connection with heres (heir) and hirudo (leech) has also been proposed by Charlton Lewis and Charles Short, making its stem instead from Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰeh₁ro- (derelict). Cognates would include Ancient Greek χήρα (khḗra, widow), Sanskrit हरति (harati, to seize) and हरण (haraṇa, abduction).

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Noun edit

erus m (genitive erī); second declension

  1. master of the house or family
  2. merchandise

Declension edit

Second-declension noun.

Case Singular Plural
Nominative erus erī
Genitive erī erōrum
Dative erō erīs
Accusative erum erōs
Ablative erō erīs
Vocative ere erī

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