Thorus
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== Latin ==
=== Alternative forms ===
Thōr
=== Etymology ===
Representing Old Norse Þórr; morphologically, Latin -us is parallel to Old Norse -r. Attested since the Middle Ages, and used by the Dane Saxo Grammaticus.
=== Pronunciation ===
(Classical Latin) IPA(key): [ˈtʰoː.rʊs]
(modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): [ˈtɔː.rus]
=== Noun ===
Thōrus m sg (genitive Thōrī); second declension
(Medieval Latin, Norse mythology, Germanic paganism) Thor
==== Usage notes ====
Such gods could also be referred to by other names via interpretatio Romana; this god has also been called Herculēs, and later Iuppiter.
==== Declension ====
Second-declension noun, singular only.
==== Derived terms ====
thōrium (New Latin)