Burrus

See also: burrus

Latin

Etymology

From burrus (“reddish-brown”).

Pronunciation

(Classical) IPA^(key): /ˈbur.rus/, [ˈbʊrːʊs̠]

(modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈbur.rus/, [ˈburːus]

Proper noun

Burrus m sg (genitive Burrī); second declension

A Roman cognomen — famously held by:
1. Sextus Afranius Burrus, a Roman prefect

Declension

Second-declension noun, singular only.

Case	Singular
Nominative	Burrus
Genitive	Burrī
Dative	Burrō
Accusative	Burrum
Ablative	Burrō
Vocative	Burre

References

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

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