LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · masculinesecond declension

paraverēdus

paraverēdus m (genitive paraverēdī)
Classical[pa.ra.wɛˈreː.dʊs]Ecclesiastical[pa.ra.veˈrɛː.dus]

Meaning

  1. Late Latina horse for travel off public roads or to out of the way places
  2. Late Latinspecificallya gift of palfrey (such a horse offered as a tribute by provincials to visiting public officials)

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativeparaverēdusparaverēdī
genitiveparaverēdīparaverēdōrum
dativeparaverēdōparaverēdīs
accusativeparaverēdumparaverēdōs
ablativeparaverēdōparaverēdīs
vocativeparaverēdeparaverēdī

părăvĕrēdus, i, m. vox hibr., from παρά-veredus, a horse for extraordinary occasions,
I. an extra post-horse, Cod. Just. 12, 51, 2; 19; id. Th. 8, 15, 7; 15 sq.; Cassiod. Var. 5, 39; 11, 14.

Origins

Compound of Ancient Greek παρά (pará) + verēdus, perhaps an analogical formation to parhippus from Ancient Greek πάριππος (párippos). Cf. epiraedium (“cart, barrow”), similarly formed of a Greek prefix and a Gaulish root, which may indicate a Gallo-Greek provenance in both cases.

Descendants
  • Italianpalafreno
  • Frenchpalefroifrom Old French palefreid
  • Englishpalfreyfrom Old French palefreid
  • Catalanpalafrèfrom Old Occitan palafren
  • Portuguesepalafrémfrom Old Occitan palafren
  • Spanishpalafrénfrom Old Occitan palafren
  • Dutchpalefrootfrom Old French palefreid
  • Asturianpalafrénfrom Old Occitan palafren
  • Galicianpalafrénfrom Old Occitan palafren
  • Ancient Greekπαραβέρεδος

In English words that came into English from paraverēdus

  • palfreyparaverēdus

Quick answers

What does paraverēdus mean in Latin?
paraverēdus, a noun, means “a horse for travel off public roads or to out of the way places”.
What is the genitive of paraverēdus?
The genitive singular is paraverēdī. paraverēdus is masculine, second declension.
How do you pronounce paraverēdus?
In classical Latin, [pa.ra.wɛˈreː.dʊs]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [pa.ra.veˈrɛː.dus].