gurdus

== Latin == === Etymology === From Proto-Italic *gʷordos (“stubborn, heavy”), possibly from Proto-Indo-European *gʷr̥dos, variant of *gʷrd-u- (“slow, heavy, tired”), though De Vaan acknowledges that the cognates point to a u-stem instead of an o-stem as in Latin. The PIE root is also uncertain. Quintilian called it a "Spanish" (possibly Iberian) word. Compare Lithuanian gurdùs, Latvian gur̃ds (“tired”), Proto-Slavic *gъ̑rdъ (“proud”), Ancient Greek βραδύς (bradús, “slow”). === Pronunciation === (Classical Latin) IPA(key): [ˈɡʊr.dʊs] (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): [ˈɡur.dus] === Noun === gurdus m (genitive gurdī); second declension (derogatory) dolt, numbskull, blockhead, dullard Synonyms: see Thesaurus:homo stultus oaf, lout ==== Declension ==== Second-declension noun. ==== Synonyms ==== (dolt, jolterhead, numskull, blockhead, oaf, dullard, lout): caudex ==== Derived terms ==== gurdōnicus ==== Descendants ==== === References === === Further reading === “gurdus”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879), A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press "gurdus", in Charles du Fresne du Cange, Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition with additions by D. P. Carpenterius, Adelungius and others, edited by Léopold Favre, 1883–1887) “gurdus”, in Gaffiot, Félix (1934), Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette, page 728/1. “gurdus” on page 778/2 of the Oxford Latin Dictionary (1st ed., 1968–82)