LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · masculinesecond declension

gerdius

gerdius m (genitive gerdiī or gerdī)
Classical[ˈɡɛr.di.ʊs]Ecclesiastical[ˈd͡ʒɛr.di.us]

Meaning

  1. masculinea weaver

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativegerdiusgerdiī
genitivegerdiī
gerdī		gerdiōrum
dativegerdiōgerdiīs
accusativegerdiumgerdiōs
ablativegerdiōgerdiīs
vocativegerdiegerdiī

gerdĭus, ii, m., = γέρδιος,
I. a weaver (ante- and post-class.), Lucil. ap. Non. 118, 10; Firm. 8, 25 med.

Origins

Borrowed from Ancient Greek γέρδιος (gérdios), from Proto-Indo-European *ǵers- (“to twist; to plait”). See also Old Armenian ծառ (caṙ, “tree”), Ancient Greek γέρρον (gérrhon, “wattle-fence”) and Old Norse kjarr (“copsewood, brush-wood, thicket”).

Quick answers

What does gerdius mean in Latin?
gerdius, a noun, means “a weaver”.
What is the genitive of gerdius?
The genitive singular is gerdiī. gerdius is masculine, second declension.
How do you pronounce gerdius?
In classical Latin, [ˈɡɛr.di.ʊs]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [ˈd͡ʒɛr.di.us].