English

Noun

urus ‎(plural uri or uruses)

1. The aurochs.

   • 1819: He also brought forth two large drinking cups, made out of the horn of the urus, and hooped with silver. — Walter Scott, Ivanhoe

Indonesian

Etymology

From Malay urus.

Verb

urus ‎(used in the form mengurus)

1. to manage (to direct or be in charge)
2. to manage (to handle or control a situation or job)

Latin

Etymology

According to Julius Caesar, of Celtic origin. Perhaps indirectly related to Proto-Germanic *ūraz.

Pronunciation

• (Classical) IPA^(key): /ˈuː.rus/, [ˈuː.rʊs]

Noun

ūrus m ‎(genitive ūri); second declension

1. An aurochs

Inflection

Second declension.

Descendants

• English urus
• Italian uro
• Spanish uro

References

• urus in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• urus in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
• Félix Gaffiot (1934), “urus”, in Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Paris: Hachette.

Malay

Pronunciation

• (Johor-Selangor) IPA^(key): /uros/
• (Riau-Lingga) IPA^(key): /urʊs/
• Rhymes: -uros, -ros, -os

Verb

urus ‎(used in the form mengurus)

1. to manage (to direct or be in charge)
2. to manage (to handle or control a situation or job)

Descendants