carus

English

Etymology

From Ancient Greek κάρος (káros, deep sleep) .

Noun

carus

  1. (archaic, medicine) deep coma or lethargy

References

Anagrams

African Romance

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Latin cārus.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈka.rʊs/

Adjective

carus m

  1. dear, beloved

Latin

Alternative forms

Etymology

    From Proto-Italic *kāros, from Proto-Indo-European *kéh₂ros, from *keh₂- (to desire, to wish). Cognate to Sanskrit चारु (cā́ru, dear, beloved; elegant; esteemed; lovely) and English whore.

    Pronunciation

    Adjective

    cārus (feminine cāra, neuter cārum, comparative cārior, superlative cārissimus); first/second-declension adjective

    1. dear, beloved
    2. costly, expensive, valued
      Synonyms: pretiōsus, dīves, impēnsus, antīquus
      Antonym: vīlis

    Declension

    First/second-declension adjective.

    singular plural
    masculine feminine neuter masculine feminine neuter
    nominative cārus cāra cārum cārī cārae cāra
    genitive cārī cārae cārī cārōrum cārārum cārōrum
    dative cārō cārae cārō cārīs
    accusative cārum cāram cārum cārōs cārās cāra
    ablative cārō cārā cārō cārīs
    vocative cāre cāra cārum cārī cārae cāra

    Derived terms

    Descendants

    • Central Romance:
      • Dalmatian:
      • Italo-Romance:
        • Italian: caro
        • Sicilian: caru
    • Southern Romance:
    • Western Romance:
    Borrowings

    References

    • carus”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
    • carus”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
    • carus in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
    • Carl Meißner, Henry William Auden (1894) Latin Phrase-Book[1], London: Macmillan and Co.
      • to feel affection for a person: carum habere aliquem
      • to be dear to some one: carum esse alicui
      • to be dear to some one: carum atque iucundum esse alicui
      • (ambiguous) corn is dear: annona cara est
    • carus”, in Harry Thurston Peck, editor (1898), Harper’s Dictionary of Classical Antiquities, New York: Harper & Brothers
    • carus”, in William Smith, editor (1848), A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Biography and Mythology, London: John Murray

    Latvian

    Noun

    carus m

    1. accusative plural of cars