gilarus

Latin

Etymology

From Gaulish and probably related to gigarus (“dragon-wort”). The unusual ending for both words suggests a pre-Celtic Mediteranean substrate.

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /ˈɡi.la.rus/, [ˈɡɪɫ̪ärʊs̠]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈd͡ʒi.la.rus/, [ˈd͡ʒiːlärus]

Noun

gilarus f (genitive gilarī); second declension

1. The Gaulish name for the serpyllum

Declension

Second-declension noun.

	singular	plural
nominative	gilarus	gilarī
genitive	gilarī	gilarōrum
dative	gilarō	gilarīs
accusative	gilarum	gilarōs
ablative	gilarō	gilarīs
vocative	gilare	gilarī

References

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