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Latin
Alternative forms
Etymology
An ancient borrowing of unknown intermediary, ultimately from Ancient Greek δᾰΐς (daḯs).
Pronunciation
Noun
taeda f (genitive taedae); first declension
- resinous pinewood
- a board or plank of pinewood
- a torch, particularly if made from resinous pinewood
- (poetic) wedding or marriage (because of nuptial torches)
- a small piece of pork fat used for a burnt offering
Declension
First-declension noun.
Derived terms
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References
- Ernout, Alfred, Meillet, Antoine (1985) “taeda”, in Dictionnaire étymologique de la langue latine: histoire des mots (in French), 4th edition, with additions and corrections of Jacques André, Paris: Klincksieck, published 2001, page 673a
- “taeda”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- “taeda”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
- taeda in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
- “taeda”, in Harry Thurston Peck, editor (1898), Harper's Dictionary of Classical Antiquities, New York: Harper & Brothers
- “taeda”, in William Smith et al., editor (1890), A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Antiquities, London: William Wayte. G. E. Marindin
- Roberts, Edward A. (2014) A Comprehensive Etymological Dictionary of the Spanish Language with Families of Words based on Indo-European Roots, Xlibris Corporation, →ISBN