LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · femininefirst declension

querquedula

querquedula f (genitive querquedulae)
Classical[kʷɛrˈkʷɛ.dʊ.ɫa]Ecclesiastical[kʷerˈkʷɛː.du.la]

Meaning

  1. feminineA kind of duck, perhaps the teal.

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativequerquedulaquerquedulae
genitivequerquedulaequerquedulārum
dativequerquedulaequerquedulīs
accusativequerquedulamquerquedulās
ablativequerquedulāquerquedulīs
vocativequerquedulaquerquedulae

querquedŭla, ae, f. from the Gr. κερκουρίς, Varr. L. L. 5, § 79, acc. to O. Müller's conjecture,
I. a kind of duck, perh. the teal, Varr. R. R. 3, 3, 3; 3, 11, 4; Col. 8, 15, 1: aquatiles querquedulae, Varr. ap. Non. 91, 4.

Origins

From Proto-Indo-European *ḱorh₂-, imitative of harsh sounds, from *ḱer-, same source as cornix (“crow”).

Descendants
  • Vulgar Latin*cercedula

Quick answers

What does querquedula mean in Latin?
querquedula, a noun, means “A kind of duck, perhaps the teal.”.
What is the genitive of querquedula?
The genitive singular is querquedulae. querquedula is feminine, first declension.
How do you pronounce querquedula?
In classical Latin, [kʷɛrˈkʷɛ.dʊ.ɫa]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [kʷerˈkʷɛː.du.la].