LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
adjectivefirst/second-declension adjective

sardus

sardus (feminine sarda, neuter sardum)
Classical[ˈsar.dʊs]Ecclesiastical[ˈsar.dus]

Meaning

  1. adjectiveSardinian

Declension

singular
formmasculinefeminineneuter
nominativesardussardasardum
genitivesardīsardaesardī
dativesardōsardaesardō
accusativesardumsardamsardum
ablativesardōsardāsardō
vocativesardesardasardum
plural
formmasculinefeminineneuter
nominativesardīsardaesarda
genitivesardōrumsardārumsardōrum
dativesardīssardīssardīs
accusativesardōssardāssarda
ablativesardīssardīssardīs
vocativesardīsardaesarda

Sardus, a, um, v. Sardi, A.

Origins

From a pre-Roman substrate language *sard, *shard, connected by some scholars to the name of the Sherden or Shardana Sea People.

Descendants
  • Catalansard
  • Frenchsarde
  • Italiansardo
  • Portuguesesardo
  • Romaniansard
  • Sardiniansardu
  • Spanishsardo
  • Corsicansardu
  • Galiciansardo
  • Siciliansardu

Quick answers

What does sardus mean in Latin?
sardus, a adjective, means “Sardinian”.
How do you pronounce sardus?
In classical Latin, [ˈsar.dʊs]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [ˈsar.dus].