[ˈkru.ɔr], [ˈkruː.or]
OriginFrom Proto-Italic *kruwōs, collective from Proto-Indo-European *kréwh₂s. Cognates include Ancient Greek κρέας (kréas), Sanskrit क्रविस् (kravís), क्रूर (krūra), Proto-Slavic *kry, Old English hrǣw (English raw).
- declension-3, masculineblood, gore
“… pecudumque cruōre / pingue solum ….” — [The kingdom of Iarbas had 100 altars:] and with the blood [of sacrificial] beasts the soil [was] rich ….
(See: Iarbas.)
- declension-3, figuratively, masculinemurder, bloodshed
Formscruōris(genitive) · cruor(nominative, singular) · cruōrēs(nominative, plural) · cruōris(genitive, singular) · cruōrum(genitive, plural) · cruōrī(dative, singular) · cruōribus(dative, plural) · cruōrem(accusative, singular) · cruōrēs(accusative, plural) · cruōre(ablative, singular) · cruōribus(ablative, plural) · cruor(singular, vocative) · cruōrēs(plural, vocative)
Source: Wiktionary