Thorus

See also: thorus

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. Otherwise called Iuppiter via interpretation.

Pronunciation

(Classical) IPA^(key): /ˈtʰoː.rus/, [ˈt̪ʰoːrʊs̠]

(modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈto.rus/, [ˈt̪ɔːrus]

Noun

Thōrus m sg (genitive Thōrī); second declension

(Medieval Latin, Norse mythology, Germanic paganism) Thor

Usage notes

Identified (as the god) with Jupiter already since Antiquity (see the etymology of Thursday) and explicitly in Medieval sources, and so acts as a hyponym to Iuppiter.

Declension

Second-declension noun, singular only.

Case	Singular
Nominative	Thōrus
Genitive	Thōrī
Dative	Thōrō
Accusative	Thōrum
Ablative	Thōrō
Vocative	Thōre

Derived terms

thōrium (New Latin)

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