durus

See also: duruş

Ido

Verb

durus

  1. conditional of durar

Latin

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *deru-, *drew- (“hard, fast”). Probably related to Lithuanian drū́tas (“firm, strong”), Old English trum (“trim, strong, firm”) and Sanskrit ध्रुव (dhruva, “firm, fixed”).

Pronunciation
  • (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈduː.rus/, [ˈduː.rʊs]

Adjective

dūrus (feminine dūra, neuter dūrum); first/second declension

  1. hard, rough (of a touch)
  2. harsh (of a taste)
  3. hardy, vigorous
  4. unyielding, unfeeling, stern
  5. oppressive, severe
    • Dura lex, sed lex.
      The law is harsh but it is the law.

Inflection

First/second declension.

Number Singular Plural
Case / Gender Masculine Feminine Neuter Masculine Feminine Neuter
Nominative dūrus dūra dūrum dūrī dūrae dūra
Genitive dūrī dūrae dūrī dūrōrum dūrārum dūrōrum
Dative dūrō dūrae dūrō dūrīs dūrīs dūrīs
Accusative dūrum dūram dūrum dūrōs dūrās dūra
Ablative dūrō dūrā dūrō dūrīs dūrīs dūrīs
Vocative dūre dūra dūrum dūrī dūrae dūra

Derived terms

Descendants

References
  • durus in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • durus in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
  • durus in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition, 1883–1887)
  • durus in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Hachette
  • Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, 1st edition. (Oxford University Press)
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