noun · neutersecond declension
lārdum
lārdum n (genitive lārdī)
Classical[ˈɫaːr.dũː]Ecclesiastical[ˈlar.dum]
Meaning
- bacon fat, lard.
Pinguia cur illis gustentur larda Kalendis mixtaque cum calido sit faba farre rogas? Prisca dea [Crana] est, aliturque cibis quibus ante solebat,
Wherefore ask why fat-drenched bacon is by her during these Kalends so appreciated, why beans are so prepared with heaten wheat? Crana is a goddess of old, she feeds on what she then and always has fed on, she in her own luxury doesn't long for new and strange dishes.8 CE, Ovidius, Fasti VI.169–170
Declension
| form | singular | plural |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | lārdum | lārda |
| genitive | lārdī | lārdōrum |
| dative | lārdō | lārdīs |
| accusative | lārdum | lārda |
| ablative | lārdō | lārdīs |
| vocative | lārdum | lārda |
lardum, i, v. laridum.
Charlton Lewis's shorter dictionary for students: the same scholarship in plain, modern definitions.
lārdum ī, n
old lāridum; cf. λαρινός, cured swine's flesh, bacon, lard : pingue, H., Iu.: pinguia larda, O.
Origins
From earlier lāridum; according to De Vaan, most likely cognate with or borrowed from Ancient Greek λαρινός (larinós, “fat, fattened”) and λαρός (larós, “sweet”), though Italic derivations have also been suggested.
Descendants
- Catalanllard
- Englishlardfrom Old French lard
- Frenchlardfrom Old French lard
- Italianlardo
- Englishlardofrom Italian lardo
- Romanianlard
- Sardinianladru
- Sardinianlaldu
- Sardinianlardu
- Spanishlardo
In English words that came into English from lārdum
- lardlārdum