LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · masculinethird declension

burdō

burdō m or f (genitive burdōnis)
Classical[ˈbʊr.doː]Ecclesiastical[ˈbur.do]

Meaning

  1. mule; hinny (offspring of a jackass and a mare or of a stallion and a jenny)

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativeburdōburdōnēs
genitiveburdōnisburdōnum
dativeburdōnīburdōnibus
accusativeburdōnemburdōnēs
ablativeburdōneburdōnibus
vocativeburdōburdōnēs

burdo, ōnis (collat. form burdus, i, Acron. ad Hor. C. 3, 27, 7), m., = ,
I. a mule (the offspring of a horse and she-ass, while mulus is the offspring of an ass and a mare; v. Isid. Orig. 12, 1, 61), esp. used for carrying litters, Dig. 32, 49: onus duorum burdonum, Vulg. 4 Reg. 5, 17.

Origins

Not natively Latin since an initial v would be expected; probably of Celtic origin, from Gaulish *burdus (“mule”), according to Whatmough, from Proto-Indo-European *gʷr̥dus, *gʷrd-o- (“slow, heavy, tired”).

Descendants
  • Persianبرذونfrom Ancient Greek βουρδών
  • Persianبردونfrom Ancient Greek βουρδών

Quick answers

What does burdō mean in Latin?
burdō, a noun, means “mule; hinny (offspring of a jackass and a mare or of a stallion and a jenny)”.
What is the genitive of burdō?
The genitive singular is burdōnis. burdō is masculine, third declension.
How do you pronounce burdō?
In classical Latin, [ˈbʊr.doː]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [ˈbur.do].