"currus" meaning in Latin

See currus in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: [ˈkʊr.rʊs] [Classical-Latin], [ˈkur.rus] (note: modern Italianate Ecclesiastical)
Etymology: From Proto-Italic *korzos, from Proto-Indo-European *ḱr̥sós (“vehicle”), from *ḱers- (“to run”), the same root of currō. Doublet of carrus. Etymology templates: {{root|la|ine-pro|*ḱers-}}, {{inh|la|itc-pro|*korzos}} Proto-Italic *korzos, {{inh|la|ine-pro|*ḱr̥sós||vehicle}} Proto-Indo-European *ḱr̥sós (“vehicle”), {{doublet|la|carrus}} Doublet of carrus Head templates: {{la-noun|currus<4>}} currus m (genitive currūs); fourth declension Inflection templates: {{la-ndecl|currus<4>}} Forms: currūs [genitive], no-table-tags [table-tags], currus [nominative, singular], currūs [nominative, plural], currūs [genitive, singular], curruum [genitive, plural], curruī [dative, singular], curribus [dative, plural], currum [accusative, singular], currūs [accusative, plural], currū [ablative, singular], curribus [ablative, plural], currus [singular, vocative], currūs [plural, vocative]
  1. chariot, car (more often two-wheeled cars (biga) used in battle and in racing) Tags: declension-4, masculine Synonyms: carpentum, vehiculum Derived forms (Italian): corlo, curlo(Siena), >? zurlo(Venice)
    Sense id: en-currus-la-noun-98maf-dG Categories (other): Latin entries with incorrect language header, Latin masculine nouns in the fourth declension, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Vehicles Disambiguation of Latin entries with incorrect language header: 40 10 3 9 38 Disambiguation of Latin masculine nouns in the fourth declension: 26 23 19 17 16 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 47 12 3 9 30 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 56 9 3 7 25 Disambiguation of Vehicles: 40 9 28 7 15 Disambiguation of 'Italian': 38 26 0 14 22
  2. wagon, wain Tags: declension-4, masculine
    Sense id: en-currus-la-noun-v2FoI9Pv Categories (other): Latin entries with incorrect language header, Latin masculine nouns in the fourth declension Disambiguation of Latin entries with incorrect language header: 40 10 3 9 38 Disambiguation of Latin masculine nouns in the fourth declension: 26 23 19 17 16
  3. (by extension, poetic) ship, boat Tags: broadly, declension-4, masculine, poetic
    Sense id: en-currus-la-noun-Uab~B0Ex Categories (other): Latin masculine nouns in the fourth declension Disambiguation of Latin masculine nouns in the fourth declension: 26 23 19 17 16
  4. (by extension, poetic) the horses drawing a chariot, a team, span Tags: broadly, declension-4, masculine, poetic
    Sense id: en-currus-la-noun-PGZK5tu1 Categories (other): Latin masculine nouns in the fourth declension Disambiguation of Latin masculine nouns in the fourth declension: 26 23 19 17 16
  5. (by extension, mechanics) a pair of small wheels by which the beam of a plough was supported and guided Tags: broadly, declension-4, masculine
    Sense id: en-currus-la-noun-hb~Zosx- Categories (other): Mechanics, Latin entries with incorrect language header, Latin masculine nouns in the fourth declension Disambiguation of Latin entries with incorrect language header: 40 10 3 9 38 Disambiguation of Latin masculine nouns in the fourth declension: 26 23 19 17 16 Topics: engineering, mechanical-engineering, mechanics, natural-sciences, physical-sciences
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: autocurrus [New-Latin], currīlis, curūlis, currūlis, *currūlus [Latin, vulgar]

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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          "_dis": "26 23 19 17 16",
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          "text": "quō simul ac vēnit, frēnātōs curribus anguēs",
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    },
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      "ipa": "[ˈkur.rus]",
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}
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    "Latin terms derived from Proto-Indo-European",
    "Latin terms derived from Proto-Italic",
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    "Latin terms inherited from Proto-Italic",
    "Latin terms with IPA pronunciation",
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    },
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          "english": "And as soon as she has arrived there, she harnesses the bridled serpents to [her] chariots, and wanders dry over the ocean waves.\n(See Ceres (mythology).)",
          "ref": "8 CE, Ovid, Fasti 4.498–499",
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          "text": "quō simul ac vēnit, frēnātōs curribus anguēs",
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        "broadly",
        "declension-4",
        "masculine",
        "poetic"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "la:Mechanics"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "a pair of small wheels by which the beam of a plough was supported and guided"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "mechanics",
          "mechanics"
        ],
        [
          "wheel",
          "wheel"
        ],
        [
          "beam",
          "beam"
        ],
        [
          "plough",
          "plough"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(by extension, mechanics) a pair of small wheels by which the beam of a plough was supported and guided"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "broadly",
        "declension-4",
        "masculine"
      ],
      "topics": [
        "engineering",
        "mechanical-engineering",
        "mechanics",
        "natural-sciences",
        "physical-sciences"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "[ˈkʊr.rʊs]",
      "tags": [
        "Classical-Latin"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ˈkur.rus]",
      "note": "modern Italianate Ecclesiastical"
    }
  ],
  "word": "currus"
}

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