tardo

== English == === Etymology === From Spanish tardo (“slow”), from Latin tardus. === Noun === tardo (plural tardos) (archaic) A sloth (animal). === References === “tardo”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC. === Anagrams === Dorta, Troad, dotar, troad == Catalan == === Verb === tardo first-person singular present indicative of tardar == Galician == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈtaɾdo/ [ˈt̪aɾ.ð̞ʊ] Rhymes: -aɾdo === Etymology 1 === Deverbal from tardar. ==== Adjective ==== tardo (feminine tarda, masculine plural tardos, feminine plural tardas) slow, unhurried, calm Synonyms: calmo, pousado, vagaroso late, tardy === Etymology 2 === From the same origin that trasno (“goblin”). ==== Noun ==== tardo m (plural tardos) (folklore) nightmare (goblin who plagues people while they slept and cause a feeling of suffocation) Synonym: pesadelo === Etymology 3 === ==== Verb ==== tardo first-person singular present indicative of tardar ==== References ==== Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, editor (2006–2013), “tardo”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega [Dictionary of Dictionaries of the Galician language] (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, Ernesto Xosé González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, editors (2003–2018), “tardo”, in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega Rosario Álvarez Blanco, editor (2014–2024), “tardo”, in Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega, →ISSN == Italian == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈtar.do/ Rhymes: -ardo Hyphenation: tàr‧do === Etymology 1 === Inherited from Latin tardus. ==== Adjective ==== tardo (feminine tarda, masculine plural tardi, feminine plural tarde) slow, sluggard, dull, slow-witted, dull-witted late, tardy ===== Derived terms ===== tardamente ===== Related terms ===== ===== Further reading ===== tardo in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana === Etymology 2 === See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form. ==== Verb ==== tardo first-person singular present indicative of tardare == Latin == === Etymology === From tardus. === Pronunciation === (Classical Latin) IPA(key): [ˈtar.doː] (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): [ˈtar.do] === Verb === tardō (present infinitive tardāre, perfect active tardāvī, supine tardātum); first conjugation to check or retard, hinder, impede or delay Synonyms: refrēnō, dētineō, reprimō, officiō, cohibeō, obstō, intersaepiō, prohibeō, impediō, arceō, perimō, moror to hesitate Synonyms: retardō, cū̆nctor, moror, trahō, dubitō Antonyms: ruō, accurrō, currō, festīnō, prōvolō, corripiō, affluō, mātūrō ==== Conjugation ==== ==== Related terms ==== tardus ==== Descendants ==== === Adjective === tardō dative/ablative masculine/neuter singular of tardus === References === “tardo”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879), A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press “tardo”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891), An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers “tardo”, in Gaffiot, Félix (1934), Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette. == Portuguese == === Pronunciation === Hyphenation: tar‧do === Etymology 1 === From Latin tardus. ==== Adjective ==== tardo (feminine tarda, masculine plural tardos, feminine plural tardas) sluggish, lazy ===== Related terms ===== tardar tarde tardio === Etymology 2 === ==== Verb ==== tardo first-person singular present indicative of tardar === Further reading === “tardo”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026 “tardo”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026 == Spanish == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈtaɾdo/ [ˈt̪aɾ.ð̞o] Rhymes: -aɾdo Syllabification: tar‧do === Etymology 1 === From Latin tardus, possibly borrowed. First attested 15th century. ==== Adjective ==== tardo (feminine tarda, masculine plural tardos, feminine plural tardas) tardy, late Synonym: atrasado slow, sluggish Synonym: lento dim-witted Synonym: cortito ===== Related terms ===== === Etymology 2 === See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form. ==== Verb ==== tardo first-person singular present indicative of tardar === References === === Further reading === “tardo”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025