Kastorus

Latin

Pronunciation

(Classical Latin) IPA^(key): [ˈkas.tɔ.rʊs]
(modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): [ˈkas.t̪o.rus]

Noun

Kastorus

(Old Latin, rare) genitive singular of Castor
- CIL 14.03584:
  L(ucius) Cornelius Cn(aei) f(ilius) pr(aetor) sen(atum) cons(uluit) a(nte) d(iem) III Nonas Maias sub aede Kastorus
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Usage notes

This form shows the rare genitive singular ending -us instead of the standard Classical Latin ending -is. This unique ending is poorly attested and largely exclusive to religious or legal documents.

References

Coleman, Robert (1990) “Dialectal Variation in Republican Latin, with Special Reference to Praenestine”, in Proceedings of the Cambridge Philological Society‎^[1], number 36 (216) (quotation in English; overall work in English), →ISSN, page 8