eurus

See also: Eurus

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin eurus, from Ancient Greek εὖρος (eûros).

Noun

eurus (plural euruses)

1. (obsolete, poetic) The east wind

Synonyms

• easterly

Antonyms

• zephyr
• westerly

References

• “eurus”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.

Anagrams

• UUers, usure

Latin

Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek εὖρος (eûros).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /ˈeu̯.rus/, [ˈɛu̯rʊs̠]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈeu̯.rus/, [ˈɛːu̯rus]

Noun

eurus m (genitive eurī); second declension

1. (graecism) the southeast wind
   1. the east wind
   2. (figurative) the East

Declension

Second-declension noun.

	singular	plural
nominative	eurus	eurī
genitive	eurī	eurōrum
dative	eurō	eurīs
accusative	eurum	eurōs
ablative	eurō	eurīs
vocative	eure	eurī

Synonyms

• (southeast wind): vulturnus
• (east wind): apēliōtēs, subsōlānus, sōlānus

Antonyms

• (antonym(s) of “southeast wind”): argestēs, caurus
• (antonym(s) of “east wind”): favōnius, zephyrus

Further reading

• “eurus”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• “eurus”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
• eurus in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
• “eurus”, in Harry Thurston Peck, editor (1898), Harper's Dictionary of Classical Antiquities, New York: Harper & Brothers