retardo

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See also: retardó

English

Noun

retardo (plural retardos)

  1. (slang, derogatory, offensive) retard

Catalan

Verb

retardo

  1. first-person singular present indicative of retardar

Latin

Etymology

From re- +‎ tardus (“slow”).

Pronunciation

Verb

retardō (present infinitive retardāre, perfect active retardāvī, supine retardātum); first conjugation

  1. to hinder, delay, detain, impede or retard
    Synonyms: tardō, dētineō, cū̆nctor, moror, prōtrahō, trahō, dubitō, differō
    Antonyms: ruō, accurrō, currō, festīnō, prōvolō, properō, corripiō, mātūrō
    • 69 BCE, Cicero, De Imperio Cn. Pompei 5, 13:
      ...tamen impetus hostium repressos esse intellegunt ac retardatos.
      ...nevertheless, they understand the enemies' attacks were hindered and restrained

Conjugation

   Conjugation of retardō (first conjugation)
indicative singular plural
first second third first second third
active present retardō retardās retardat retardāmus retardātis retardant
imperfect retardābam retardābās retardābat retardābāmus retardābātis retardābant
future retardābō retardābis retardābit retardābimus retardābitis retardābunt
perfect retardāvī retardāvistī retardāvit retardāvimus retardāvistis retardāvērunt,
retardāvēre
pluperfect retardāveram retardāverās retardāverat retardāverāmus retardāverātis retardāverant
future perfect retardāverō retardāveris retardāverit retardāverimus retardāveritis retardāverint
passive present retardor retardāris,
retardāre 		retardātur retardāmur retardāminī retardantur
imperfect retardābar retardābāris,
retardābāre 		retardābātur retardābāmur retardābāminī retardābantur
future retardābor retardāberis,
retardābere 		retardābitur retardābimur retardābiminī retardābuntur
perfect retardātus + present active indicative of sum
pluperfect retardātus + imperfect active indicative of sum
future perfect retardātus + future active indicative of sum
subjunctive singular plural
first second third first second third
active present retardem retardēs retardet retardēmus retardētis retardent
imperfect retardārem retardārēs retardāret retardārēmus retardārētis retardārent
perfect retardāverim retardāverīs retardāverit retardāverīmus retardāverītis retardāverint
pluperfect retardāvissem retardāvissēs retardāvisset retardāvissēmus retardāvissētis retardāvissent
passive present retarder retardēris,
retardēre 		retardētur retardēmur retardēminī retardentur
imperfect retardārer retardārēris,
retardārēre 		retardārētur retardārēmur retardārēminī retardārentur
perfect retardātus + present active subjunctive of sum
pluperfect retardātus + imperfect active subjunctive of sum
imperative singular plural
first second third first second third
active present — retardā — — retardāte —
future — retardātō retardātō — retardātōte retardantō
passive present — retardāre — — retardāminī —
future — retardātor retardātor — — retardantor
non-finite forms infinitive participle
active passive active passive
present retardāre retardārī retardāns —
future retardātūrum esse retardātum īrī retardātūrus retardandus
perfect retardāvisse retardātum esse — retardātus
future perfect — retardātum fore — —
perfect potential retardātūrum fuisse — — —
verbal nouns gerund supine
genitive dative accusative ablative accusative ablative
retardandī retardandō retardandum retardandō retardātum retardātū

Derived terms

Descendants

References

  • “retardo”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • “retardo”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
  • retardo in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.

Portuguese

Pronunciation

 

Etymology 1

Noun

retardo m (plural retardos)

  1. retard, retardation (the state of being tardy)
    1. mental retardation
    2. (slang, derogatory) behavior perceived as stupid, nonsensical or childish
Derived terms

Etymology 2

Verb

retardo

  1. first-person singular present indicative of retardar

Spanish

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /reˈtaɾdo/
  • Rhymes: -aɾdo
  • Syllabification: re‧tar‧do

Etymology 1

Deverbal from retardar.

Noun

retardo m (plural retardos)

  1. delay
    Synonyms: demora, retraso
    • 2015 July 30, “El número de pobres energéticos en Cataluña sube el 77% en un año”, in El País‎:
      El porcentaje de personas que sufren retardos en el pago de gastos relacionados con el hogar roza el 10%.
      (please add an English translation of this quotation)

Etymology 2

Verb

retardo

  1. first-person singular present indicative of retardar

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