adjectivefirst/second-declension adjective
chordus
chordus (feminine chorda, neuter chordum)
Classical[ˈkʰɔr.dʊs]Ecclesiastical[ˈkɔr.dus]
Meaning
- adjectivelate-born
- adjectiveproduced late (or out of season)
Declension
| form | masculine | feminine | neuter |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | chordus | chorda corda | chordum cordum |
| genitive | chordī cordī | chordae cordae | chordī cordī |
| dative | chordō cordō | chordae cordae | chordō cordō |
| accusative | chordum cordum | chordam cordam | chordum cordum |
| ablative | chordō cordō | chordā cordā | chordō cordō |
| vocative | chorde corde | chorda corda | chordum cordum |
| form | masculine | feminine | neuter |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | chordī cordī | chordae cordae | chorda corda |
| genitive | chordōrum cordōrum | chordārum cordārum | chordōrum cordōrum |
| dative | chordīs cordīs | chordīs cordīs | chordīs cordīs |
| accusative | chordōs cordōs | chordās cordās | chorda corda |
| ablative | chordīs cordīs | chordīs cordīs | chordīs cordīs |
| vocative | chordī cordī | chordae cordae | chorda corda |
chordus (cordus,
I. v. the letter C), a, um, adj. a very ancient word relating to husbandry, of unknown etym., lateborn, or produced late in the season:
dicuntur agni chordi, qui post tempus nascuntur, Varr. R. R. 2, 1, 29; cf. Plin. 8, 47, 72, § 187; Varr. R. R. 2, 1, 19; 2, 2, 5: faenum, the second crop of hay or after-math, Cato, R. R. 5 fin.; Col. 7, 3, 21; Plin. 18, 28, 67, § 262: olus, Col. 12, 13, 2: frumenta, Paul. ex Fest. p. 65, 10.Chordus, i, m.,
I. a Roman cognomen; esp.:
H. Cremutius Chordus, an historian of the times of Augustus and Tiberius, Quint. 1, 4, 25; Tac. A. 4, 34; Suet. Aug. 35; id. Calig. 16; Sen. Cons. ad Marc. 1, 2.Origins
Of uncertain origin. But see Latin hortus (“garden”), Ancient Greek χόρτος (khórtos, “feeding ground, fodder”). Possibly derived from Proto-Indo-European *(s)ker- (“to cut”).
Descendants
- Italiancordesco
- Vulgar Latin*cordārium