Turris

See also: turris

Translingual

Proper noun

Turris

1. A taxonomic genus within the family Turridae – certain sea snails.

Latin

Etymology

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View of the river

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /ˈtur.ris/, [ˈt̪ʊrːɪs̠]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈtur.ris/, [ˈt̪urːis]

Proper noun

Turris m sg (genitive Turris); third declension

1. A river of Venetia, now called Torre.

Declension

Third-declension noun (i-stem), singular only.

	singular
nominative	Turris
genitive	Turris
dative	Turrī
accusative	Turrem
ablative	Turre
vocative	Turris

References

• Turris in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.