Drusus

Latin

Etymology

From Ancient Greek δρόσος (drósos, “dew”), from a Proto-Indo-European root related to Sanskrit दानु (dānu, “dew”).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /ˈdru.sus/, [ˈd̪rʊs̠ʊs̠]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈdru.sus/, [ˈd̪ruːs̬us]

Proper noun

Drusus m sg (genitive Drusī); second declension

1. a surname

Declension

Second-declension noun, singular only.

	singular
nominative	Drūsus
genitive	Drūsī
dative	Drūsō
accusative	Drūsum
ablative	Drūsō
vocative	Drūse

References

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