chordus

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Latin

Alternative forms

Etymology

Of uncertain origin.[1] But see Latin hortus (“garden”), Ancient Greek χόρτος (khórtos, “feeding ground, fodder”). Possibly derived from Proto-Indo-European *(s)ker- (“to cut”).[2]

Pronunciation

Adjective

chordus (feminine chorda, neuter chordum); first/second-declension adjective

  1. (originally, of animals) late-born
  2. produced late (or out of season)

Declension

First/second-declension adjective.

singular plural
masculine feminine neuter masculine feminine neuter
nominative chordus chorda chordum chordī chordae chorda
genitive chordī chordae chordī chordōrum chordārum chordōrum
dative chordō chordae chordō chordīs
accusative chordum chordam chordum chordōs chordās chorda
ablative chordō chordā chordō chordīs
vocative chorde chorda chordum chordī chordae chorda

Descendants

  • ⇒ Italian: cordesco
  • Vulgar Latin: *cordārium (see there for further descendants)

References

  • “chordus”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • chordus in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
  1. ^ De Vaan, Michiel (2008) “cordus”, in Etymological Dictionary of Latin and the other Italic Languages (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 7), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 136
  2. ^ Roberts, Edward A. (2014) A Comprehensive Etymological Dictionary of the Spanish Language with Families of Words based on Indo-European Roots, Xlibris Corporation, →ISBN, p. 420
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