adjectivefirst/second-declension adjective
badius
badius (feminine badia, neuter badium)
Classical[ˈba.di.ʊs]Ecclesiastical[ˈbaː.di.us]
Meaning
- adjectiveusuallyreddish brown, chestnut colored, bay
Declension
| form | masculine | feminine | neuter |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | badius | badia | badium |
| genitive | badiī | badiae | badiī |
| dative | badiō | badiae | badiō |
| accusative | badium | badiam | badium |
| ablative | badiō | badiā | badiō |
| vocative | badie | badia | badium |
| form | masculine | feminine | neuter |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | badiī | badiae | badia |
| genitive | badiōrum | badiārum | badiōrum |
| dative | badiīs | badiīs | badiīs |
| accusative | badiōs | badiās | badia |
| ablative | badiīs | badiīs | badiīs |
| vocative | badiī | badiae | badia |
bădĭus, a, um, adj.,
I. brown, chestnutcolored (rare; only of horses), Varr. ap. Non. p. 80, 2; Pal. Mart. 13, 4; Grat. Cyn. 536.
Origins
Superficially appears to be from late Proto-Indo-European *bodyos (“yellow, brown”) (though De Vaan rejects medial *-dy-, instead preferring *b⁽ʰ⁾odʰyos) with unrounding of *bo- to Latin *ba-, as it is clearly cognate to Old Irish buide (“yellow”) (from Proto-Celtic *bodyos). However, the word's limited distribution, difficult phonetics and absence of a known root source all render Proto-Indo-European origin unlikely. Rather there may be a borrowing relationship between Italic and Celtic or even a substrate source; ultimate origin unknown. The immediate source of badius may well be Gaulish *badios; compare Latin Baius. The semantic narrowing in Latin to a word for horses also favors the Celtic origin as a Kulturwort.
Descendants
- Catalanbai
- Englishbayfrom Old French bai
- Frenchbaifrom Old French bai
- Italianbaiofrom Old French bai
- Occitanbai
- Portuguesebaio
- Portuguesebaço
- Spanishbayo
- Spanishbazo
- Galicianbaio