noun · femininesecond declension
nardus
nardus f (genitive nardī)
Classical[ˈnar.dʊs]Ecclesiastical[ˈnar.dus]
Meaning
- feminineThe plant nard
- femininenard oil or ointment
Cūr nōn sub altā vel platanō vel hāc / pīnū jacentēs sīc temere et rosā / cānōs odōrātī capillōs, / dum licet, Assyriāque nardō / pōtāmus ūnctī?
23 BCE – 13 BCE, Horatius, Carmina 2.11Pistica nardus ei liquidos respiret ordores, / Profluat ubertim pistica nardus ei.
c. 850s, Sedulius Scottus, On the Coming of Bishop Franco
Declension
| form | singular | plural |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | nardus | nardī |
| genitive | nardī | nardōrum |
| dative | nardō | nardīs |
| accusative | nardum | nardōs |
| ablative | nardō | nardīs |
| vocative | narde | nardī |
nardus, i, f., and nardum, i, n., = νάρδος,
I. nard, Plin. 12, 12, 26, § 42:
nardus Gallicus, id. 12, 12, 26, § 46.—II. Transf., nard-balsam, nard-oil:
Assyriāque nardo Potamus uncti, Hor. C. 2, 11, 16: Syrio madefactus tempora nardo, Tib. 3, 6, 63.Charlton Lewis's shorter dictionary for students: the same scholarship in plain, modern definitions.
nardus ī, f
, νάρδος, an Indian plant yielding nard-oil: lenis, O.—Nard-balsam, nard-oil: Assyria, H.
Origins
From Ancient Greek νάρδος (nárdos).
Descendants
- Catalannard
- Italiannardo
- Frenchnardfrom Old French narde
- Englishnardfrom Old French narde
- Romaniannard
- Spanishnardo
- Dutchnardusfrom Middle Dutch nardus
- Middle Dutchnardefrom Old French narde
In English words that came into English from nardus
- nardnardus
- nardusnardus