LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · masculinesecond declension

dardus

dardus m (genitive dardī)
Classical[ˈdar.dʊs]Ecclesiastical[ˈdar.dus]

Meaning

  1. Medieval Latinmasculinespear

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativedardusdardī
genitivedardīdardōrum
dativedardōdardīs
accusativedardumdardōs
ablativedardōdardīs
vocativedardedardī

Origins

  1. Proto-Indo-European*dʰerh₃-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*dʰórh₃-eh₂
  3. Proto-Germanic*darō
  4. Proto-Germanic*darōþuz
  5. Latindardus

Frankish *darōþubor. Latin dardus Borrowed from Frankish *darōþu (“throwing spear, arrow”).

Descendants
  • Frenchdardfrom Old French dart
  • Italiandardofrom Old French dart
  • Portuguesedardofrom Old French dart
  • Spanishdardofrom Old French dart
  • Englishdartfrom Old French dart
  • GermanDartfrom Old French dart
  • Catalandard
  • Occitandard
  • Walloondardefrom Old French dart
  • Dutchdartfrom Old French dart

Quick answers

What does dardus mean in Latin?
dardus, a noun, means “spear”.
What is the genitive of dardus?
The genitive singular is dardī. dardus is masculine, second declension.
How do you pronounce dardus?
In classical Latin, [ˈdar.dʊs]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [ˈdar.dus].
Where does dardus come from?
Proto-Indo-European *dʰerh₃- → Proto-Indo-European *dʰórh₃-eh₂ → Proto-Germanic *darō → Proto-Germanic *darōþuz → Latin dardus.