Kastorus
التعريفات والمعاني
== Latin ==
=== Pronunciation ===
(Classical Latin) IPA(key): [ˈkas.tɔ.rʊs]
(modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): [ˈkas.to.rus]
=== Noun ===
Kastorus
(Old Latin, rare) genitive singular of Castor
==== Usage notes ====
This form shows the rare genitive singular ending -us instead of the standard Classical Latin ending -is. This unique ending is poorly attested and largely exclusive to religious or legal documents.
=== References ===
Coleman, Robert (1990), “Dialectal Variation in Republican Latin, with Special Reference to Praenestine”, in Proceedings of the Cambridge Philological Society[1], number 36 (216) (quotation in English; overall work in English), →ISSN, page 8