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Etymology

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From Ancient Greek κάρος (káros, deep sleep) .

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carus

  1. (archaic, medicine) deep coma or lethargy

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Etymology

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    From Proto-Italic *kāros, from Proto-Indo-European *kéh₂ros, from *keh₂- (to desire, to wish). Cognate to Sanskrit चारु (cā́ru, dear, beloved; elegant; esteemed; lovely).

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    Adjective

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    cārus (feminine cāra, neuter cārum, comparative cārior, superlative cārissimus); first/second-declension adjective

    1. dear, beloved
    2. costly, expensive, valued
      Synonyms: pretiōsus, dīves, impēnsus, antīquus
      Antonym: vīlis

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    First/second-declension adjective.

    Number Singular Plural
    Case / Gender Masculine Feminine Neuter Masculine Feminine Neuter
    Nominative cārus cāra cārum cārī cārae cāra
    Genitive cārī cārae cārī cārōrum cārārum cārōrum
    Dative cārō cārō cārīs
    Accusative cārum cāram cārum cārōs cārās cāra
    Ablative cārō cārā cārō cārīs
    Vocative cāre cāra cārum cārī cārae cāra

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    • carus”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
    • carus”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
    • carus in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
    • Carl Meißner, Henry William Auden (1894) Latin Phrase-Book[1], London: Macmillan and Co.
      • to feel affection for a person: carum habere aliquem
      • to be dear to some one: carum esse alicui
      • to be dear to some one: carum atque iucundum esse alicui
      • (ambiguous) corn is dear: annona cara est
    • carus”, in Harry Thurston Peck, editor (1898), Harper's Dictionary of Classical Antiquities, New York: Harper & Brothers
    • carus”, in William Smith, editor (1848), A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Biography and Mythology, London: John Murray

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    Noun

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    carus m

    1. accusative plural of cars