LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
adjectivefirst/second-declension adjective

lurdus

lurdus (feminine lurda, neuter lurdum)
Classical[ˈɫʊr.dʊs]Ecclesiastical[ˈlur.dus]

Meaning

  1. Late Latinadjectiveslow, heavy
  2. Late Latinadjectiveclumsy, stupid

Declension

singular
formmasculinefeminineneuter
nominativelurduslurdalurdum
genitivelurdīlurdaelurdī
dativelurdōlurdaelurdō
accusativelurdumlurdamlurdum
ablativelurdōlurdālurdō
vocativelurdelurdalurdum
plural
formmasculinefeminineneuter
nominativelurdīlurdaelurda
genitivelurdōrumlurdārumlurdōrum
dativelurdīslurdīslurdīs
accusativelurdōslurdāslurda
ablativelurdīslurdīslurdīs
vocativelurdīlurdaelurda

Origins

Uncertain; often suggested to be derived from lūridus (“sallow, pale”), perhaps influenced in meaning by Greek λορδός (lordós, “bent backward”), or from Frankish *lort (“crooked, lame, clumsy”), if not a full borrowing.

Descendants
  • Frenchlourdfrom Old French lort
  • Italianlordo
  • Spanishlerdo
  • Portugueselerdofrom Spanish lerdo
  • Middle Englishlourdfrom Old French lort
  • Old Occitanlort

Quick answers

What does lurdus mean in Latin?
lurdus, a adjective, means “slow, heavy; clumsy, stupid”.
How do you pronounce lurdus?
In classical Latin, [ˈɫʊr.dʊs]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [ˈlur.dus].