lorum

See also: -lorum

Latin

Alternative forms

  • lōrus (Late)

Etymology

Possibly from an extinct, but Indo-European substrate language[1]; or, possibly for *vlōrum, from Proto-Indo-European *wel- (to turn, wind, round), the same root as of volvō. Confer with Ancient Greek εὔληρα (eúlēra, reins), Old Armenian լար (lar).

Noun

lōrum n (genitive lōrī); second declension

  1. thong (leather strap)
  2. reins of a bridle
  3. whip, lash, scourge
  4. girdle
  5. slender vinebranch

Declension

Second declension.

Case Singular Plural
Nominative lōrum lōra
Genitive lōrī lōrōrum
Dative lōrō lōrīs
Accusative lōrum lōra
Ablative lōrō lōrīs
Vocative lōrum lōra

Descendants

References

  1. De Vaan, Michiel (2008) Etymological Dictionary of Latin and the other Italic Languages (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 7), Leiden, Boston: Brill
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