Cererus

Latin

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /ˈke.re.rus/, [ˈkɛrɛrʊs̠]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈt͡ʃe.re.rus/, [ˈt͡ʃɛːrerus]

Proper noun

Cererus

1. (Old Latin, rare) genitive singular of Ceres
   • CIL 10.05191:

     Agria Sucia N(umeri) f(ilia) / sacerdos / Ce/rer(us) et Venerus

     (please add an English translation of this quotation)

Usage notes

This form shows the rare genitive singular ending -us instead of the standard Classical Latin ending -is. This unique ending is poorly attested and largely exclusive to religious or legal documents.

References

• Coleman, Robert (1990) “Dialectal Variation in Republican Latin, with Special Reference to Praenestine”, in Proceedings of the Cambridge Philological Society‎^[1], number 36 (216) (quotation in English; overall work in English), →ISSN, page 8