clura

Latin

Etymology

Early borrowing from Ancient Greek κολούρα (koloúra).

Noun

clūra f (genitive clūrae); first declension (only attested in a gloss)

  1. an ape
    • c. 600 CE – 625 CE, Isidorus Hispalensis, Etymologiae 12.2.31:
      Horum [simiarum] genera quinque sunt, ex quibus cercopitheci caudas habent; simia enim cum cauda est, quam quidam cluram vocant.
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Declension

First-declension noun.

singular plural
nominative clūra clūrae
genitive clūrae clūrārum
dative clūrae clūrīs
accusative clūram clūrās
ablative clūrā clūrīs
vocative clūra clūrae

Derived terms

  • clūrīnus

References

  • “clura”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879), A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • “clura”, in Gaffiot, Félix (1934), Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
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