noun · masculinethird declension
thieldō
thieldō m (genitive thieldōnis)
Classical[tʰiˈɛɫ.doː]Ecclesiastical[tiˈɛl.do]
Meaning
- A breed of horse from Galicia and Asturias.
In eadem Hispania Gallaica gens et Asturica equini generis, hi sunt quos thieldones vocamus, minore forma appellatos Asturcones,[…]
1950 translation by H. Rackham Also in Spain the Gallaic and Asturian tribes breed those of the horse kind that we call theldones, though when more of a pony type they are designated cobs, […]77 CE – 79 CE, Plinius Maior, Naturalis Historia 8.42.67
Declension
| form | singular | plural |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | thieldō | thieldōnēs |
| genitive | thieldōnis | thieldōnum |
| dative | thieldōnī | thieldōnibus |
| accusative | thieldōnem | thieldōnēs |
| ablative | thieldōne | thieldōnibus |
| vocative | thieldō | thieldōnēs |
Origins
Borrowed from a pre-Roman substrate language; perhaps related to or directly borrowed from Proto-Basque *zaldi (“horse”).