scirros

Latin

Alternative forms

scirrhos

Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek σκῖρος (skîros).

Pronunciation

(Classical) IPA^(key): /ˈskir.ros/, [ˈs̠kɪrːɔs̠]

(modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈʃir.ros/, [ˈʃirːos]

Noun

scirros m (genitive scirrī); second declension

A hard swelling or tumour

Declension

Second-declension noun (Greek-type).

Case	Singular	Plural
Nominative	scirros	scirrī
Genitive	scirrī	scirrōrum
Dative	scirrō	scirrīs
Accusative	scirron	scirrōs
Ablative	scirrō	scirrīs
Vocative	scirre	scirrī

References

“scirros”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
scirros in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.

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