Latin

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Etymology

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Unknown, according to De Vaan;[1] possibly of Etruscan origin.

Pronunciation

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Adjective

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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

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First/second-declension adjective.

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References

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  1. ^ De Vaan, Michiel (2008) “tardus”, in Etymological Dictionary of Latin and the other Italic Languages (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 7), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 607,

Further reading

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  • 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.