Gaurus

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Latin

Etymology

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Pronunciation

Proper noun

Gaurus m sg (genitive Gaurī); second declension

  1. a mountain in Campania situated near Puteoli, famous for its wine

Declension

Second-declension noun, singular only.

singular
nominative Gaurus
genitive Gaurī
dative Gaurō
accusative Gaurum
ablative Gaurō
vocative Gaure

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.