scirros

Latin

Alternative forms

• scirrhos

Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek σκῖρος (skîros).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /ˈskir.ros/, [ˈs̠kɪrːɔs̠]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈʃir.ros/, [ˈʃirːos]

Noun

scirros m (genitive scirrī); second declension

1. A hard swelling or tumour

Declension

Second-declension noun (Greek-type).

	singular	plural
nominative	scirros	scirrī
genitive	scirrī	scirrōrum
dative	scirrō	scirrīs
accusative	scirron	scirrōs
ablative	scirrō	scirrīs
vocative	scirre	scirrī

References

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