[ˈkaː.rʊs], [ˈkaː.rus]
OriginFrom Proto-Italic *kāros, from Proto-Indo-European *kéh₂ros, from *keh₂- (“to desire, to wish”). Cognate to Sanskrit चारु (cā́ru, “dear, beloved; elegant; esteemed; lovely”) and English whore.
- adjective, declension-1, declension-2dear, beloved
- adjective, declension-1, declension-2costly, expensive, valued
Formscārus(canonical) · cāra(feminine) · cārum(neuter) · cārior(comparative) · cārissimus(superlative) · cārus(masculine, nominative, singular) · cāra(feminine, nominative, singular) · cārum(neuter, nominative, singular) · cārī(masculine, nominative, plural) · cārae(feminine, nominative, plural) · cāra(neuter, nominative, plural) · cārī(genitive, masculine, singular) · cārae(feminine, genitive, singular) · cārī(genitive, neuter, singular) · cārōrum(genitive, masculine, plural) · cārārum(feminine, genitive, plural) · cārōrum(genitive, neuter, plural) · cārō(dative, masculine, singular) · cārae(dative, feminine, singular) · cārō(dative, neuter, singular)