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Latin
Etymology
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Pronunciation
Proper noun
Gaurus m sg (genitive Gaurī); second declension
- a mountain in Campania situated near Puteoli, famous for its wine
Declension
Second-declension noun, singular only.
Derived terms
References
- “Gaurus”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- “Gaurus mons”, in William Smith, editor (1854, 1857), A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography, volume 1 & 2, London: Walton and Maberly
- Gaurus in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.