burrus

See also: Burrus

Latin

Etymology

From Ancient Greek πῠρρός (pŭrrhós, “flame colored”), from πῦρ (pûr, “fire”).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): [ˈbʊr.rʊs]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): [ˈbur.rus]

Adjective

burrus (feminine burra, neuter burrum); first/second-declension adjective

1. red, reddish-brown.

Declension

First/second-declension adjective.

	singular				plural
	masculine	feminine	neuter		masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	burrus	burra	burrum		burrī	burrae	burra
genitive	burrī	burrae	burrī		burrōrum	burrārum	burrōrum
dative	burrō	burrae	burrō		burrīs
accusative	burrum	burram	burrum		burrōs	burrās	burra
ablative	burrō	burrā	burrō		burrīs
vocative	burre	burra	burrum		burrī	burrae	burra

Synonyms

• (red): ruber, rubeus, russus

Derived terms

• burra
• burricus

Descendants

• Ibero-Romance:
  • Galician: borro
• ⇒? Vulgar Latin: *burius
  • Italian: buio

References

• “burrus”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879), A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• “burrus”, in Gaffiot, Félix (1934), Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
• “burrus”, in William Smith, editor (1848), A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Biography and Mythology, London: John Murray

Northern Sami

Pronunciation

• (Kautokeino) IPA^(key): /ˈpurruːs/

Noun

burrus

1. locative singular of burˈru