LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · masculinesecond declension

turdus

turdus m (genitive turdī)
Classical[ˈtʊr.dʊs]Ecclesiastical[ˈtur.dus]

Meaning

  1. masculinethrush, fieldfare
    Nīl melius turdō, nīl vulvā pulchrius amplā.20 BCE – 14 BCE, Horatius, Epistulae I.XV

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativeturdusturdī
genitiveturdīturdōrum
dativeturdōturdīs
accusativeturdumturdōs
ablativeturdōturdīs
vocativeturdeturdī

turdus, i, m. (collat. form turda, ae, f., Pers. 6, 24; denied by Varr. L. L. 9, § 55 Müll.; cf. id. R. R. 3, 5, 6) [cf. O. H. Germ. trosca; Angl. Sax. throsle; Engl. thrush].
I. Lit., a thrush, a fieldfare, Plin. 10, 25, 36, § 73; Varr. R. R. 3, 2, 15; 3, 5, 1 sq.; Col. 8, 10; Hor. Ep. 1, 15, 41; id. Epod. 2, 34; id. S. 2, 2, 74; 2, 5, 10; Mart. 13, 92, 1 al.—
II. Transf., a kind of fish, a seacarp, Plin. 32, 11, 53, § 151; Col. 8, 16, 8; 8, 17, 8; cf. Varr. L. L. 5, 12, 23; Quint. 8, 2, 8.

Origins

From Proto-Italic *torzdos, from Proto-Indo-European *trosdos, whence also Russian дрозд (drozd), Old Church Slavonic дрозгу (drozgu), Welsh drudwy (“starling”), Middle Irish truid, and Lithuanian strazdas (“thrush”).

Descendants
  • Catalantord
  • Englishturdine
  • Englishturdiform
  • Italiantordo
  • Occitantordre
  • Occitantord
  • Portuguesetordo
  • Romaniansturz
  • Spanishtordo
  • Aromaniansturdzu

Quick answers

What does turdus mean in Latin?
turdus, a noun, means “thrush, fieldfare”.
What is the genitive of turdus?
The genitive singular is turdī. turdus is masculine, second declension.
How do you pronounce turdus?
In classical Latin, [ˈtʊr.dʊs]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [ˈtur.dus].