tardus

Latin

Etymology

Unknown, according to De Vaan. Possibly Etruscan.[1]

Pronunciation

Adjective

tardus (feminine tarda, neuter tardum, comparative tardior, superlative tardissimus, adverb tardē); first/second-declension adjective

  1. slow, sluggish
    Synonyms: languidus, sērus
  2. tardy
    Synonyms: languidus, lentus
    Antonyms: rapidus, vēlōx, celer, properus, promptus, facilis
  3. late, lingering
    Synonym: sērus
  4. dull, stupid, slow-witted

Declension

First/second-declension adjective.

Number Singular Plural
Case / Gender Masculine Feminine Neuter Masculine Feminine Neuter
Nominative tardus tarda tardum tardī tardae tarda
Genitive tardī tardae tardī tardōrum tardārum tardōrum
Dative tardō tardō tardīs
Accusative tardum tardam tardum tardōs tardās tarda
Ablative tardō tardā tardō tardīs
Vocative tarde tarda tardum tardī tardae tarda

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Descendants

References
  • “tardus”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • “tardus”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
  • tardus in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition with additions by D. P. Carpenterius, Adelungius and others, edited by Léopold Favre, 1883–1887)
  • tardus in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
  1. De Vaan, Michiel (2008) Etymological Dictionary of Latin and the other Italic Languages (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 7), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 607,
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