noun · femininefirst declension
zarda
zarda f (genitive zardae)
Classical[ˈzar.da]Ecclesiastical[ˈd͡zar.da]
Meaning
- Medieval Latinfemininerarespavin
[equꝰ] qn̄ꝫ nascit̃ cum zardis
[the horse] is sometimes born with spavins1300s, Pietro De' Crescenzi, “Dē aegritūdinibus equōrum et cūrā eōrum [On the illnesses of horses, and cure thereof]”, Liber nōnus - Dē omnibus animālibus quae in rūre nūtriuntur [Ninth book - On all the animals which are fed in the farm], in Rūrālium commodōrum librī XII [The 12 books of agricultural advantages] (overall work in Medieval Latin); republished (manuscript), 1471, page 308:
Declension
| form | singular | plural |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | zarda | zardae |
| genitive | zardae | zardārum |
| dative | zardae | zardīs |
| accusative | zardam | zardās |
| ablative | zardā | zardīs |
| vocative | zarda | zardae |
Origins
Borrowed from Arabic جَرَذ (jaraḏ). Compare Italian giarda.