"purus" meaning in Latin

See purus in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

IPA: [ˈpuː.rʊs] [Classical-Latin], [ˈpuː.rus] (note: modern Italianate Ecclesiastical)
Etymology: From Proto-Italic *pūros, from Proto-Indo-European *pewH- (“to cleanse, purify”) (whence also Latin putus, Latin pius). Etymology templates: {{root|la|ine-pro|*pewH-}}, {{inh|la|itc-pro|*pūros}} Proto-Italic *pūros, {{inh|la|ine-pro|*pewH-||to cleanse, purify}} Proto-Indo-European *pewH- (“to cleanse, purify”), {{cog|la|putus}} Latin putus, {{cog|la|pius}} Latin pius Head templates: {{la-adj|pūrus|adv=pūrē/pūriter|comp=pūrior|sup=pūrissimus}} pūrus (feminine pūra, neuter pūrum, comparative pūrior, superlative pūrissimus, adverb pūrē or pūriter); first/second-declension adjective Inflection templates: {{la-adecl|pūrus}} Forms: pūrus [canonical], pūra [feminine], pūrum [neuter], pūrior [comparative], pūrissimus [superlative], pūrē [adverb], pūriter [adverb], no-table-tags [table-tags], pūrus [masculine, nominative, singular], pūra [feminine, nominative, singular], pūrum [neuter, nominative, singular], pūrī [masculine, nominative, plural], pūrae [feminine, nominative, plural], pūra [neuter, nominative, plural], pūrī [genitive, masculine, singular], pūrae [feminine, genitive, singular], pūrī [genitive, neuter, singular], pūrōrum [genitive, masculine, plural], pūrārum [feminine, genitive, plural], pūrōrum [genitive, neuter, plural], pūrō [dative, masculine, singular], pūrae [dative, feminine, singular], pūrō [dative, neuter, singular], pūrīs [dative, feminine, masculine, neuter, plural], pūrum [accusative, masculine, singular], pūram [accusative, feminine, singular], pūrum [accusative, neuter, singular], pūrōs [accusative, masculine, plural], pūrās [accusative, feminine, plural], pūra [accusative, neuter, plural], pūrō [ablative, masculine, singular], pūrā [ablative, feminine, singular], pūrō [ablative, neuter, singular], pūrīs [ablative, feminine, masculine, neuter, plural], pūre [masculine, singular, vocative], pūra [feminine, singular, vocative], pūrum [neuter, singular, vocative], pūrī [masculine, plural, vocative], pūrae [feminine, plural, vocative], pūra [neuter, plural, vocative]
  1. clear, limpid Tags: adjective, declension-1, declension-2 Synonyms: putus, absolūtus
    Sense id: en-purus-la-adj--eNiIwHA Categories (other): Latin entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Latin entries with incorrect language header: 50 50
  2. clean; pure Tags: adjective, declension-1, declension-2 Synonyms: līmpidus
    Sense id: en-purus-la-adj-eW0aWLow Categories (other): Latin entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Latin entries with incorrect language header: 50 50
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: dēpūrō, pūrē, pūrificō, pūrō
Categories (other): Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 0 0 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 0 0
{
  "categories": [
    {
      "_dis": "0 0",
      "kind": "other",
      "name": "Pages with 2 entries",
      "parents": [],
      "source": "w+disamb"
    },
    {
      "_dis": "0 0",
      "kind": "other",
      "name": "Pages with entries",
      "parents": [],
      "source": "w+disamb"
    }
  ],
  "derived": [
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "dēpūrō"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "pūrē"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "pūrificō"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "pūrō"
    }
  ],
  "descendants": [
    {
      "lang": "Emilian",
      "lang_code": "egl",
      "word": "pûr"
    },
    {
      "lang": "Italian",
      "lang_code": "it",
      "word": "puro"
    },
    {
      "descendants": [
        {
          "descendants": [
            {
              "lang": "Romanian",
              "lang_code": "ro",
              "raw_tags": [
                "borrowed"
              ],
              "word": "pur"
            }
          ],
          "lang": "French",
          "lang_code": "fr",
          "word": "pur"
        },
        {
          "lang": "Norman",
          "lang_code": "nrf",
          "word": "pur"
        },
        {
          "descendants": [
            {
              "descendants": [
                {
                  "lang": "Negerhollands",
                  "lang_code": "dcr",
                  "word": "pi"
                }
              ],
              "lang": "Dutch",
              "lang_code": "nl",
              "word": "puur"
            }
          ],
          "lang": "Middle Dutch",
          "lang_code": "dum",
          "raw_tags": [
            "borrowed"
          ],
          "word": "puur"
        },
        {
          "descendants": [
            {
              "lang": "Scots",
              "lang_code": "sco",
              "word": "puir"
            },
            {
              "lang": "Scots",
              "lang_code": "sco",
              "word": "pure"
            },
            {
              "lang": "English",
              "lang_code": "en",
              "word": "pure"
            },
            {
              "lang": "Cornish",
              "lang_code": "kw",
              "raw_tags": [
                "borrowed"
              ],
              "word": "pur"
            }
          ],
          "lang": "Middle English",
          "lang_code": "enm",
          "raw_tags": [
            "borrowed"
          ],
          "word": "pure"
        },
        {
          "descendants": [
            {
              "lang": "Scots",
              "lang_code": "sco",
              "word": "puir"
            },
            {
              "lang": "Scots",
              "lang_code": "sco",
              "word": "pure"
            },
            {
              "lang": "English",
              "lang_code": "en",
              "word": "pure"
            },
            {
              "lang": "Cornish",
              "lang_code": "kw",
              "raw_tags": [
                "borrowed"
              ],
              "word": "pur"
            }
          ],
          "lang": "Middle English",
          "lang_code": "enm",
          "raw_tags": [
            "borrowed"
          ],
          "word": "pur"
        },
        {
          "descendants": [
            {
              "lang": "Scots",
              "lang_code": "sco",
              "word": "puir"
            },
            {
              "lang": "Scots",
              "lang_code": "sco",
              "word": "pure"
            },
            {
              "lang": "English",
              "lang_code": "en",
              "word": "pure"
            },
            {
              "lang": "Cornish",
              "lang_code": "kw",
              "raw_tags": [
                "borrowed"
              ],
              "word": "pur"
            }
          ],
          "lang": "Middle English",
          "lang_code": "enm",
          "raw_tags": [
            "borrowed"
          ],
          "word": "puyr"
        },
        {
          "descendants": [
            {
              "lang": "Scots",
              "lang_code": "sco",
              "word": "puir"
            },
            {
              "lang": "Scots",
              "lang_code": "sco",
              "word": "pure"
            },
            {
              "lang": "English",
              "lang_code": "en",
              "word": "pure"
            },
            {
              "lang": "Cornish",
              "lang_code": "kw",
              "raw_tags": [
                "borrowed"
              ],
              "word": "pur"
            }
          ],
          "lang": "Middle English",
          "lang_code": "enm",
          "raw_tags": [
            "borrowed"
          ],
          "word": "pore"
        },
        {
          "descendants": [
            {
              "lang": "Scots",
              "lang_code": "sco",
              "word": "puir"
            },
            {
              "lang": "Scots",
              "lang_code": "sco",
              "word": "pure"
            },
            {
              "lang": "English",
              "lang_code": "en",
              "word": "pure"
            },
            {
              "lang": "Cornish",
              "lang_code": "kw",
              "raw_tags": [
                "borrowed"
              ],
              "word": "pur"
            }
          ],
          "lang": "Middle English",
          "lang_code": "enm",
          "raw_tags": [
            "borrowed"
          ],
          "word": "poure"
        },
        {
          "descendants": [
            {
              "lang": "Scots",
              "lang_code": "sco",
              "word": "puir"
            },
            {
              "lang": "Scots",
              "lang_code": "sco",
              "word": "pure"
            },
            {
              "lang": "English",
              "lang_code": "en",
              "word": "pure"
            },
            {
              "lang": "Cornish",
              "lang_code": "kw",
              "raw_tags": [
                "borrowed"
              ],
              "word": "pur"
            }
          ],
          "lang": "Middle English",
          "lang_code": "enm",
          "raw_tags": [
            "borrowed"
          ],
          "word": "peure"
        },
        {
          "descendants": [
            {
              "lang": "Scots",
              "lang_code": "sco",
              "word": "puir"
            },
            {
              "lang": "Scots",
              "lang_code": "sco",
              "word": "pure"
            },
            {
              "lang": "English",
              "lang_code": "en",
              "word": "pure"
            },
            {
              "lang": "Cornish",
              "lang_code": "kw",
              "raw_tags": [
                "borrowed"
              ],
              "word": "pur"
            }
          ],
          "lang": "Middle English",
          "lang_code": "enm",
          "raw_tags": [
            "borrowed"
          ],
          "word": "puȝr"
        },
        {
          "descendants": [
            {
              "lang": "Scots",
              "lang_code": "sco",
              "word": "puir"
            },
            {
              "lang": "Scots",
              "lang_code": "sco",
              "word": "pure"
            },
            {
              "lang": "English",
              "lang_code": "en",
              "word": "pure"
            },
            {
              "lang": "Cornish",
              "lang_code": "kw",
              "raw_tags": [
                "borrowed"
              ],
              "word": "pur"
            }
          ],
          "lang": "Middle English",
          "lang_code": "enm",
          "raw_tags": [
            "borrowed"
          ],
          "word": "puir"
        },
        {
          "descendants": [
            {
              "lang": "Scots",
              "lang_code": "sco",
              "word": "puir"
            },
            {
              "lang": "Scots",
              "lang_code": "sco",
              "word": "pure"
            },
            {
              "lang": "English",
              "lang_code": "en",
              "word": "pure"
            },
            {
              "lang": "Cornish",
              "lang_code": "kw",
              "raw_tags": [
                "borrowed"
              ],
              "word": "pur"
            }
          ],
          "lang": "Middle English",
          "lang_code": "enm",
          "raw_tags": [
            "borrowed"
          ],
          "word": "puire"
        },
        {
          "descendants": [
            {
              "lang": "Scots",
              "lang_code": "sco",
              "word": "puir"
            },
            {
              "lang": "Scots",
              "lang_code": "sco",
              "word": "pure"
            },
            {
              "lang": "English",
              "lang_code": "en",
              "word": "pure"
            },
            {
              "lang": "Cornish",
              "lang_code": "kw",
              "raw_tags": [
                "borrowed"
              ],
              "word": "pur"
            }
          ],
          "lang": "Middle English",
          "lang_code": "enm",
          "raw_tags": [
            "borrowed"
          ],
          "word": "puyre"
        }
      ],
      "lang": "Old French",
      "lang_code": "fro",
      "word": "pur"
    },
    {
      "descendants": [
        {
          "lang": "Catalan",
          "lang_code": "ca",
          "word": "pur"
        },
        {
          "lang": "Occitan",
          "lang_code": "oc",
          "word": "pur"
        }
      ],
      "lang": "Old Occitan",
      "lang_code": "pro"
    },
    {
      "descendants": [
        {
          "lang": "Galician",
          "lang_code": "gl",
          "word": "puro"
        },
        {
          "lang": "Portuguese",
          "lang_code": "pt",
          "word": "puro"
        }
      ],
      "lang": "Old Galician-Portuguese",
      "lang_code": "roa-opt",
      "word": "puro"
    },
    {
      "descendants": [
        {
          "descendants": [
            {
              "lang": "English",
              "lang_code": "en",
              "raw_tags": [
                "borrowed"
              ],
              "word": "puro"
            },
            {
              "lang": "Greek",
              "lang_code": "el",
              "raw_tags": [
                "borrowed"
              ],
              "roman": "poúro",
              "word": "πούρο"
            },
            {
              "lang": "Turkish",
              "lang_code": "tr",
              "raw_tags": [
                "borrowed"
              ],
              "word": "puro"
            }
          ],
          "lang": "Spanish",
          "lang_code": "es",
          "word": "puro"
        }
      ],
      "lang": "Old Spanish",
      "lang_code": "osp",
      "word": "puro"
    },
    {
      "lang": "Romansh",
      "lang_code": "rm",
      "word": "pur"
    },
    {
      "lang": "Romansh",
      "lang_code": "rm",
      "word": "pür"
    },
    {
      "lang": "Sicilian",
      "lang_code": "scn",
      "word": "puru"
    },
    {
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "lang_code": "nl",
      "raw_tags": [
        "borrowed"
      ],
      "word": "puur"
    },
    {
      "lang": "German",
      "lang_code": "de",
      "raw_tags": [
        "borrowed"
      ],
      "word": "pur"
    },
    {
      "descendants": [
        {
          "lang": "Welsh",
          "lang_code": "cy",
          "word": "pur"
        }
      ],
      "lang": "Proto-Brythonic",
      "lang_code": "cel-bry-pro",
      "raw_tags": [
        "borrowed"
      ],
      "word": "*pʉr"
    },
    {
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "lang_code": "sv",
      "raw_tags": [
        "borrowed"
      ],
      "word": "pur"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "la",
        "2": "ine-pro",
        "3": "*pewH-"
      },
      "expansion": "",
      "name": "root"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "la",
        "2": "itc-pro",
        "3": "*pūros"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Italic *pūros",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "la",
        "2": "ine-pro",
        "3": "*pewH-",
        "4": "",
        "5": "to cleanse, purify"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Indo-European *pewH- (“to cleanse, purify”)",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "la",
        "2": "putus"
      },
      "expansion": "Latin putus",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "la",
        "2": "pius"
      },
      "expansion": "Latin pius",
      "name": "cog"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Proto-Italic *pūros, from Proto-Indo-European *pewH- (“to cleanse, purify”) (whence also Latin putus, Latin pius).",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "pūrus",
      "tags": [
        "canonical"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "pūra",
      "links": [
        [
          "pūra",
          "pura"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "pūrum",
      "links": [
        [
          "pūrum",
          "purum"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "pūrior",
      "links": [
        [
          "pūrior",
          "purior"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "comparative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "pūrissimus",
      "links": [
        [
          "pūrissimus",
          "purissimus"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "superlative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "pūrē",
      "links": [
        [
          "pūrē",
          "pure"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "adverb"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "pūriter",
      "links": [
        [
          "pūriter",
          "puriter"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "adverb"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "no-table-tags",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "la-adecl",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "pūrus",
      "links": [
        [
          "pūrus",
          "purus#Latin"
        ]
      ],
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "masculine",
        "nominative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "pūra",
      "links": [
        [
          "pūra",
          "pura#Latin"
        ]
      ],
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "nominative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "pūrum",
      "links": [
        [
          "pūrum",
          "purum#Latin"
        ]
      ],
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "neuter",
        "nominative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "pūrī",
      "links": [
        [
          "pūrī",
          "puri#Latin"
        ]
      ],
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "masculine",
        "nominative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "pūrae",
      "links": [
        [
          "pūrae",
          "purae#Latin"
        ]
      ],
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "nominative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "pūra",
      "links": [
        [
          "pūra",
          "pura#Latin"
        ]
      ],
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "neuter",
        "nominative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "pūrī",
      "links": [
        [
          "pūrī",
          "puri#Latin"
        ]
      ],
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "masculine",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "pūrae",
      "links": [
        [
          "pūrae",
          "purae#Latin"
        ]
      ],
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "genitive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "pūrī",
      "links": [
        [
          "pūrī",
          "puri#Latin"
        ]
      ],
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "neuter",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "pūrōrum",
      "links": [
        [
          "pūrōrum",
          "purorum#Latin"
        ]
      ],
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "masculine",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "pūrārum",
      "links": [
        [
          "pūrārum",
          "purarum#Latin"
        ]
      ],
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "genitive",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "pūrōrum",
      "links": [
        [
          "pūrōrum",
          "purorum#Latin"
        ]
      ],
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "neuter",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "pūrō",
      "links": [
        [
          "pūrō",
          "puro#Latin"
        ]
      ],
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "masculine",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "pūrae",
      "links": [
        [
          "pūrae",
          "purae#Latin"
        ]
      ],
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "feminine",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "pūrō",
      "links": [
        [
          "pūrō",
          "puro#Latin"
        ]
      ],
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "neuter",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "pūrīs",
      "links": [
        [
          "pūrīs",
          "puris#Latin"
        ]
      ],
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "feminine",
        "masculine",
        "neuter",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "pūrum",
      "links": [
        [
          "pūrum",
          "purum#Latin"
        ]
      ],
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "masculine",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "pūram",
      "links": [
        [
          "pūram",
          "puram#Latin"
        ]
      ],
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "feminine",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "pūrum",
      "links": [
        [
          "pūrum",
          "purum#Latin"
        ]
      ],
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "neuter",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "pūrōs",
      "links": [
        [
          "pūrōs",
          "puros#Latin"
        ]
      ],
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "masculine",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "pūrās",
      "links": [
        [
          "pūrās",
          "puras#Latin"
        ]
      ],
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "feminine",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "pūra",
      "links": [
        [
          "pūra",
          "pura#Latin"
        ]
      ],
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "neuter",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "pūrō",
      "links": [
        [
          "pūrō",
          "puro#Latin"
        ]
      ],
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "ablative",
        "masculine",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "pūrā",
      "links": [
        [
          "pūrā",
          "pura#Latin"
        ]
      ],
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "ablative",
        "feminine",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "pūrō",
      "links": [
        [
          "pūrō",
          "puro#Latin"
        ]
      ],
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "ablative",
        "neuter",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "pūrīs",
      "links": [
        [
          "pūrīs",
          "puris#Latin"
        ]
      ],
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "ablative",
        "feminine",
        "masculine",
        "neuter",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "pūre",
      "links": [
        [
          "pūre",
          "pure#Latin"
        ]
      ],
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "masculine",
        "singular",
        "vocative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "pūra",
      "links": [
        [
          "pūra",
          "pura#Latin"
        ]
      ],
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "singular",
        "vocative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "pūrum",
      "links": [
        [
          "pūrum",
          "purum#Latin"
        ]
      ],
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "neuter",
        "singular",
        "vocative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "pūrī",
      "links": [
        [
          "pūrī",
          "puri#Latin"
        ]
      ],
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "masculine",
        "plural",
        "vocative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "pūrae",
      "links": [
        [
          "pūrae",
          "purae#Latin"
        ]
      ],
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "plural",
        "vocative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "pūra",
      "links": [
        [
          "pūra",
          "pura#Latin"
        ]
      ],
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "neuter",
        "plural",
        "vocative"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "pūrus",
        "adv": "pūrē/pūriter",
        "comp": "pūrior",
        "sup": "pūrissimus"
      },
      "expansion": "pūrus (feminine pūra, neuter pūrum, comparative pūrior, superlative pūrissimus, adverb pūrē or pūriter); first/second-declension adjective",
      "name": "la-adj"
    }
  ],
  "inflection_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "pūrus"
      },
      "name": "la-adecl"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Latin",
  "lang_code": "la",
  "pos": "adj",
  "senses": [
    {
      "antonyms": [
        {
          "word": "incestus"
        },
        {
          "word": "sordidus"
        },
        {
          "word": "impurus"
        }
      ],
      "categories": [
        {
          "_dis": "50 50",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Latin entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "clear, limpid"
      ],
      "id": "en-purus-la-adj--eNiIwHA",
      "links": [
        [
          "clear",
          "clear"
        ],
        [
          "limpid",
          "limpid"
        ]
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "putus"
        },
        {
          "word": "absolūtus"
        }
      ],
      "tags": [
        "adjective",
        "declension-1",
        "declension-2"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "_dis": "50 50",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Latin entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "clean; pure"
      ],
      "id": "en-purus-la-adj-eW0aWLow",
      "links": [
        [
          "clean",
          "clean"
        ],
        [
          "pure",
          "pure"
        ]
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "līmpidus"
        }
      ],
      "tags": [
        "adjective",
        "declension-1",
        "declension-2"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "[ˈpuː.rʊs]",
      "tags": [
        "Classical-Latin"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ˈpuː.rus]",
      "note": "modern Italianate Ecclesiastical"
    }
  ],
  "word": "purus"
}
{
  "categories": [
    "Latin 2-syllable words",
    "Latin adjectives",
    "Latin entries with incorrect language header",
    "Latin first and second declension adjectives",
    "Latin lemmas",
    "Latin terms derived from Proto-Indo-European",
    "Latin terms derived from Proto-Italic",
    "Latin terms derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *pewH-",
    "Latin terms inherited from Proto-Indo-European",
    "Latin terms inherited from Proto-Italic",
    "Latin terms with IPA pronunciation",
    "Pages with 2 entries",
    "Pages with entries"
  ],
  "derived": [
    {
      "word": "dēpūrō"
    },
    {
      "word": "pūrē"
    },
    {
      "word": "pūrificō"
    },
    {
      "word": "pūrō"
    }
  ],
  "descendants": [
    {
      "lang": "Emilian",
      "lang_code": "egl",
      "word": "pûr"
    },
    {
      "lang": "Italian",
      "lang_code": "it",
      "word": "puro"
    },
    {
      "descendants": [
        {
          "descendants": [
            {
              "lang": "Romanian",
              "lang_code": "ro",
              "raw_tags": [
                "borrowed"
              ],
              "word": "pur"
            }
          ],
          "lang": "French",
          "lang_code": "fr",
          "word": "pur"
        },
        {
          "lang": "Norman",
          "lang_code": "nrf",
          "word": "pur"
        },
        {
          "descendants": [
            {
              "descendants": [
                {
                  "lang": "Negerhollands",
                  "lang_code": "dcr",
                  "word": "pi"
                }
              ],
              "lang": "Dutch",
              "lang_code": "nl",
              "word": "puur"
            }
          ],
          "lang": "Middle Dutch",
          "lang_code": "dum",
          "raw_tags": [
            "borrowed"
          ],
          "word": "puur"
        },
        {
          "descendants": [
            {
              "lang": "Scots",
              "lang_code": "sco",
              "word": "puir"
            },
            {
              "lang": "Scots",
              "lang_code": "sco",
              "word": "pure"
            },
            {
              "lang": "English",
              "lang_code": "en",
              "word": "pure"
            },
            {
              "lang": "Cornish",
              "lang_code": "kw",
              "raw_tags": [
                "borrowed"
              ],
              "word": "pur"
            }
          ],
          "lang": "Middle English",
          "lang_code": "enm",
          "raw_tags": [
            "borrowed"
          ],
          "word": "pure"
        },
        {
          "descendants": [
            {
              "lang": "Scots",
              "lang_code": "sco",
              "word": "puir"
            },
            {
              "lang": "Scots",
              "lang_code": "sco",
              "word": "pure"
            },
            {
              "lang": "English",
              "lang_code": "en",
              "word": "pure"
            },
            {
              "lang": "Cornish",
              "lang_code": "kw",
              "raw_tags": [
                "borrowed"
              ],
              "word": "pur"
            }
          ],
          "lang": "Middle English",
          "lang_code": "enm",
          "raw_tags": [
            "borrowed"
          ],
          "word": "pur"
        },
        {
          "descendants": [
            {
              "lang": "Scots",
              "lang_code": "sco",
              "word": "puir"
            },
            {
              "lang": "Scots",
              "lang_code": "sco",
              "word": "pure"
            },
            {
              "lang": "English",
              "lang_code": "en",
              "word": "pure"
            },
            {
              "lang": "Cornish",
              "lang_code": "kw",
              "raw_tags": [
                "borrowed"
              ],
              "word": "pur"
            }
          ],
          "lang": "Middle English",
          "lang_code": "enm",
          "raw_tags": [
            "borrowed"
          ],
          "word": "puyr"
        },
        {
          "descendants": [
            {
              "lang": "Scots",
              "lang_code": "sco",
              "word": "puir"
            },
            {
              "lang": "Scots",
              "lang_code": "sco",
              "word": "pure"
            },
            {
              "lang": "English",
              "lang_code": "en",
              "word": "pure"
            },
            {
              "lang": "Cornish",
              "lang_code": "kw",
              "raw_tags": [
                "borrowed"
              ],
              "word": "pur"
            }
          ],
          "lang": "Middle English",
          "lang_code": "enm",
          "raw_tags": [
            "borrowed"
          ],
          "word": "pore"
        },
        {
          "descendants": [
            {
              "lang": "Scots",
              "lang_code": "sco",
              "word": "puir"
            },
            {
              "lang": "Scots",
              "lang_code": "sco",
              "word": "pure"
            },
            {
              "lang": "English",
              "lang_code": "en",
              "word": "pure"
            },
            {
              "lang": "Cornish",
              "lang_code": "kw",
              "raw_tags": [
                "borrowed"
              ],
              "word": "pur"
            }
          ],
          "lang": "Middle English",
          "lang_code": "enm",
          "raw_tags": [
            "borrowed"
          ],
          "word": "poure"
        },
        {
          "descendants": [
            {
              "lang": "Scots",
              "lang_code": "sco",
              "word": "puir"
            },
            {
              "lang": "Scots",
              "lang_code": "sco",
              "word": "pure"
            },
            {
              "lang": "English",
              "lang_code": "en",
              "word": "pure"
            },
            {
              "lang": "Cornish",
              "lang_code": "kw",
              "raw_tags": [
                "borrowed"
              ],
              "word": "pur"
            }
          ],
          "lang": "Middle English",
          "lang_code": "enm",
          "raw_tags": [
            "borrowed"
          ],
          "word": "peure"
        },
        {
          "descendants": [
            {
              "lang": "Scots",
              "lang_code": "sco",
              "word": "puir"
            },
            {
              "lang": "Scots",
              "lang_code": "sco",
              "word": "pure"
            },
            {
              "lang": "English",
              "lang_code": "en",
              "word": "pure"
            },
            {
              "lang": "Cornish",
              "lang_code": "kw",
              "raw_tags": [
                "borrowed"
              ],
              "word": "pur"
            }
          ],
          "lang": "Middle English",
          "lang_code": "enm",
          "raw_tags": [
            "borrowed"
          ],
          "word": "puȝr"
        },
        {
          "descendants": [
            {
              "lang": "Scots",
              "lang_code": "sco",
              "word": "puir"
            },
            {
              "lang": "Scots",
              "lang_code": "sco",
              "word": "pure"
            },
            {
              "lang": "English",
              "lang_code": "en",
              "word": "pure"
            },
            {
              "lang": "Cornish",
              "lang_code": "kw",
              "raw_tags": [
                "borrowed"
              ],
              "word": "pur"
            }
          ],
          "lang": "Middle English",
          "lang_code": "enm",
          "raw_tags": [
            "borrowed"
          ],
          "word": "puir"
        },
        {
          "descendants": [
            {
              "lang": "Scots",
              "lang_code": "sco",
              "word": "puir"
            },
            {
              "lang": "Scots",
              "lang_code": "sco",
              "word": "pure"
            },
            {
              "lang": "English",
              "lang_code": "en",
              "word": "pure"
            },
            {
              "lang": "Cornish",
              "lang_code": "kw",
              "raw_tags": [
                "borrowed"
              ],
              "word": "pur"
            }
          ],
          "lang": "Middle English",
          "lang_code": "enm",
          "raw_tags": [
            "borrowed"
          ],
          "word": "puire"
        },
        {
          "descendants": [
            {
              "lang": "Scots",
              "lang_code": "sco",
              "word": "puir"
            },
            {
              "lang": "Scots",
              "lang_code": "sco",
              "word": "pure"
            },
            {
              "lang": "English",
              "lang_code": "en",
              "word": "pure"
            },
            {
              "lang": "Cornish",
              "lang_code": "kw",
              "raw_tags": [
                "borrowed"
              ],
              "word": "pur"
            }
          ],
          "lang": "Middle English",
          "lang_code": "enm",
          "raw_tags": [
            "borrowed"
          ],
          "word": "puyre"
        }
      ],
      "lang": "Old French",
      "lang_code": "fro",
      "word": "pur"
    },
    {
      "descendants": [
        {
          "lang": "Catalan",
          "lang_code": "ca",
          "word": "pur"
        },
        {
          "lang": "Occitan",
          "lang_code": "oc",
          "word": "pur"
        }
      ],
      "lang": "Old Occitan",
      "lang_code": "pro"
    },
    {
      "descendants": [
        {
          "lang": "Galician",
          "lang_code": "gl",
          "word": "puro"
        },
        {
          "lang": "Portuguese",
          "lang_code": "pt",
          "word": "puro"
        }
      ],
      "lang": "Old Galician-Portuguese",
      "lang_code": "roa-opt",
      "word": "puro"
    },
    {
      "descendants": [
        {
          "descendants": [
            {
              "lang": "English",
              "lang_code": "en",
              "raw_tags": [
                "borrowed"
              ],
              "word": "puro"
            },
            {
              "lang": "Greek",
              "lang_code": "el",
              "raw_tags": [
                "borrowed"
              ],
              "roman": "poúro",
              "word": "πούρο"
            },
            {
              "lang": "Turkish",
              "lang_code": "tr",
              "raw_tags": [
                "borrowed"
              ],
              "word": "puro"
            }
          ],
          "lang": "Spanish",
          "lang_code": "es",
          "word": "puro"
        }
      ],
      "lang": "Old Spanish",
      "lang_code": "osp",
      "word": "puro"
    },
    {
      "lang": "Romansh",
      "lang_code": "rm",
      "word": "pur"
    },
    {
      "lang": "Romansh",
      "lang_code": "rm",
      "word": "pür"
    },
    {
      "lang": "Sicilian",
      "lang_code": "scn",
      "word": "puru"
    },
    {
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "lang_code": "nl",
      "raw_tags": [
        "borrowed"
      ],
      "word": "puur"
    },
    {
      "lang": "German",
      "lang_code": "de",
      "raw_tags": [
        "borrowed"
      ],
      "word": "pur"
    },
    {
      "descendants": [
        {
          "lang": "Welsh",
          "lang_code": "cy",
          "word": "pur"
        }
      ],
      "lang": "Proto-Brythonic",
      "lang_code": "cel-bry-pro",
      "raw_tags": [
        "borrowed"
      ],
      "word": "*pʉr"
    },
    {
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "lang_code": "sv",
      "raw_tags": [
        "borrowed"
      ],
      "word": "pur"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "la",
        "2": "ine-pro",
        "3": "*pewH-"
      },
      "expansion": "",
      "name": "root"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "la",
        "2": "itc-pro",
        "3": "*pūros"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Italic *pūros",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "la",
        "2": "ine-pro",
        "3": "*pewH-",
        "4": "",
        "5": "to cleanse, purify"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Indo-European *pewH- (“to cleanse, purify”)",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "la",
        "2": "putus"
      },
      "expansion": "Latin putus",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "la",
        "2": "pius"
      },
      "expansion": "Latin pius",
      "name": "cog"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Proto-Italic *pūros, from Proto-Indo-European *pewH- (“to cleanse, purify”) (whence also Latin putus, Latin pius).",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "pūrus",
      "tags": [
        "canonical"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "pūra",
      "links": [
        [
          "pūra",
          "pura"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "pūrum",
      "links": [
        [
          "pūrum",
          "purum"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "pūrior",
      "links": [
        [
          "pūrior",
          "purior"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "comparative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "pūrissimus",
      "links": [
        [
          "pūrissimus",
          "purissimus"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "superlative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "pūrē",
      "links": [
        [
          "pūrē",
          "pure"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "adverb"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "pūriter",
      "links": [
        [
          "pūriter",
          "puriter"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "adverb"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "no-table-tags",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "la-adecl",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "pūrus",
      "links": [
        [
          "pūrus",
          "purus#Latin"
        ]
      ],
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "masculine",
        "nominative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "pūra",
      "links": [
        [
          "pūra",
          "pura#Latin"
        ]
      ],
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "nominative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "pūrum",
      "links": [
        [
          "pūrum",
          "purum#Latin"
        ]
      ],
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "neuter",
        "nominative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "pūrī",
      "links": [
        [
          "pūrī",
          "puri#Latin"
        ]
      ],
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "masculine",
        "nominative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "pūrae",
      "links": [
        [
          "pūrae",
          "purae#Latin"
        ]
      ],
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "nominative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "pūra",
      "links": [
        [
          "pūra",
          "pura#Latin"
        ]
      ],
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "neuter",
        "nominative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "pūrī",
      "links": [
        [
          "pūrī",
          "puri#Latin"
        ]
      ],
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "masculine",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "pūrae",
      "links": [
        [
          "pūrae",
          "purae#Latin"
        ]
      ],
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "genitive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "pūrī",
      "links": [
        [
          "pūrī",
          "puri#Latin"
        ]
      ],
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "neuter",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "pūrōrum",
      "links": [
        [
          "pūrōrum",
          "purorum#Latin"
        ]
      ],
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "masculine",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "pūrārum",
      "links": [
        [
          "pūrārum",
          "purarum#Latin"
        ]
      ],
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "genitive",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "pūrōrum",
      "links": [
        [
          "pūrōrum",
          "purorum#Latin"
        ]
      ],
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "neuter",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "pūrō",
      "links": [
        [
          "pūrō",
          "puro#Latin"
        ]
      ],
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "masculine",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "pūrae",
      "links": [
        [
          "pūrae",
          "purae#Latin"
        ]
      ],
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "feminine",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "pūrō",
      "links": [
        [
          "pūrō",
          "puro#Latin"
        ]
      ],
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "neuter",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "pūrīs",
      "links": [
        [
          "pūrīs",
          "puris#Latin"
        ]
      ],
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "feminine",
        "masculine",
        "neuter",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "pūrum",
      "links": [
        [
          "pūrum",
          "purum#Latin"
        ]
      ],
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "masculine",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "pūram",
      "links": [
        [
          "pūram",
          "puram#Latin"
        ]
      ],
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "feminine",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "pūrum",
      "links": [
        [
          "pūrum",
          "purum#Latin"
        ]
      ],
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "neuter",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "pūrōs",
      "links": [
        [
          "pūrōs",
          "puros#Latin"
        ]
      ],
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "masculine",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "pūrās",
      "links": [
        [
          "pūrās",
          "puras#Latin"
        ]
      ],
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "feminine",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "pūra",
      "links": [
        [
          "pūra",
          "pura#Latin"
        ]
      ],
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "neuter",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "pūrō",
      "links": [
        [
          "pūrō",
          "puro#Latin"
        ]
      ],
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "ablative",
        "masculine",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "pūrā",
      "links": [
        [
          "pūrā",
          "pura#Latin"
        ]
      ],
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "ablative",
        "feminine",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "pūrō",
      "links": [
        [
          "pūrō",
          "puro#Latin"
        ]
      ],
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "ablative",
        "neuter",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "pūrīs",
      "links": [
        [
          "pūrīs",
          "puris#Latin"
        ]
      ],
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "ablative",
        "feminine",
        "masculine",
        "neuter",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "pūre",
      "links": [
        [
          "pūre",
          "pure#Latin"
        ]
      ],
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "masculine",
        "singular",
        "vocative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "pūra",
      "links": [
        [
          "pūra",
          "pura#Latin"
        ]
      ],
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "singular",
        "vocative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "pūrum",
      "links": [
        [
          "pūrum",
          "purum#Latin"
        ]
      ],
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "neuter",
        "singular",
        "vocative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "pūrī",
      "links": [
        [
          "pūrī",
          "puri#Latin"
        ]
      ],
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "masculine",
        "plural",
        "vocative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "pūrae",
      "links": [
        [
          "pūrae",
          "purae#Latin"
        ]
      ],
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "plural",
        "vocative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "pūra",
      "links": [
        [
          "pūra",
          "pura#Latin"
        ]
      ],
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "neuter",
        "plural",
        "vocative"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "pūrus",
        "adv": "pūrē/pūriter",
        "comp": "pūrior",
        "sup": "pūrissimus"
      },
      "expansion": "pūrus (feminine pūra, neuter pūrum, comparative pūrior, superlative pūrissimus, adverb pūrē or pūriter); first/second-declension adjective",
      "name": "la-adj"
    }
  ],
  "inflection_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "pūrus"
      },
      "name": "la-adecl"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Latin",
  "lang_code": "la",
  "pos": "adj",
  "senses": [
    {
      "antonyms": [
        {
          "word": "incestus"
        },
        {
          "word": "sordidus"
        },
        {
          "word": "impurus"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "clear, limpid"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "clear",
          "clear"
        ],
        [
          "limpid",
          "limpid"
        ]
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "putus"
        },
        {
          "word": "absolūtus"
        }
      ],
      "tags": [
        "adjective",
        "declension-1",
        "declension-2"
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "clean; pure"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "clean",
          "clean"
        ],
        [
          "pure",
          "pure"
        ]
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "līmpidus"
        }
      ],
      "tags": [
        "adjective",
        "declension-1",
        "declension-2"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "[ˈpuː.rʊs]",
      "tags": [
        "Classical-Latin"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ˈpuː.rus]",
      "note": "modern Italianate Ecclesiastical"
    }
  ],
  "word": "purus"
}

Download raw JSONL data for purus meaning in Latin (12.4kB)


This page is a part of the kaikki.org machine-readable Latin dictionary. This dictionary is based on structured data extracted on 2026-09-09 from the enwiktionary dump dated 2026-09-02 using wiktextract (ccec6f1 and 4deed51). The data shown on this site has been post-processed and various details (e.g., extra categories) removed, some information disambiguated, and additional data merged from other sources. See the raw data download page for the unprocessed wiktextract data.

If you use this data in academic research, please cite Tatu Ylonen: Wiktextract: Wiktionary as Machine-Readable Structured Data, Proceedings of the 13th Conference on Language Resources and Evaluation (LREC), pp. 1317-1325, Marseille, 20-25 June 2022. Linking to the relevant page(s) under https://kaikki.org would also be greatly appreciated.