eurus
See also: Eurus
English
Etymology
From Middle English Eurus, ewrus, from Latin eurus, from Ancient Greek εὖρος (eûros).[1][2]
Noun
eurus (plural euruses)
- (obsolete, poetic) The east wind.
Synonyms
Antonyms
References
- “eurus”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.
- ^ “Eurus, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.
- ^ “eurus, n.”, in OED Online , Oxford: Oxford University Press, launched 2000.
Anagrams
Latin
Etymology
Borrowed from Ancient Greek εὖρος (eûros).[1]
Pronunciation
- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): [ˈɛu̯.rʊs]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): [ˈɛːu̯.rus]
Noun
eurus m (genitive eurī); second declension
Declension
Second-declension noun.
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | eurus | eurī |
| genitive | eurī | eurōrum |
| dative | eurō | eurīs |
| accusative | eurum | eurōs |
| ablative | eurō | eurīs |
| vocative | eure | eurī |
Synonyms
- (southeast wind): vulturnus
- (east wind): apēliōtēs, subsōlānus, sōlānus
Antonyms
Coordinate terms
compass points: [edit]
| septentriō boreās |
||
| occidēns occāsus |
oriēns eurus | |
| merīdiēs auster |
Descendants
References
- ^ “euro 1” in: Alberto Nocentini, Alessandro Parenti, “l'Etimologico — Vocabolario della lingua italiana”, Le Monnier, 2010, →ISBN
Further reading
- “eurus”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879), A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- “eurus”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891), An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
- “eurus”, in Gaffiot, Félix (1934), Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
- “eurus”, in Harry Thurston Peck, editor (1898), Harper’s Dictionary of Classical Antiquities, New York: Harper & Brothers
Lithuanian
Noun
eurùs
- accusative plural of eũras