stercus

Latin

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *(s)terǵ-, *(s)terḱ-, *(s)treḱ- (manure, dung; to sully, soil, decay); cognate with Proto-Germanic *þrakjaz.

Pronunciation

  • (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈster.kus/, [ˈstɛr.kʊs]

Noun

stercus n (genitive stercoris); third declension

  1. dung, excrement, ordure

Inflection

Third declension neuter.

Case Singular Plural
Nominative stercus stercora
Genitive stercoris stercorum
Dative stercorī stercoribus
Accusative stercus stercora
Ablative stercore stercoribus
Vocative stercus stercora

Derived terms

  • stercorārius
  • stercoreus
  • stercorō
  • stercorōsus

Descendants

References

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