cauda

Dalmatian

Etymology

From Vulgar Latin cōda, from Latin cauda.

Noun

cauda f

  1. tail

Latin

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Proto-Italic *kaudā (“tail”), from Proto-Indo-European *keh₂u-d-eh₂, from *keh₂w-. Compare Lithuanian kuodas (“tuft”).[1]

Pronunciation

Noun

cauda f (genitive caudae); first declension

  1. A tail (of an animal)

Inflection

First declension.

Case Singular Plural
nominative cauda caudae
genitive caudae caudārum
dative caudae caudīs
accusative caudam caudās
ablative caudā caudīs
vocative cauda caudae

Antonyms

Derived terms

Descendants

All except modern borrowings are from the Late Latin form cōda

See also

References

  1. ↑ Study of Language, Motilal Banarsidass Publ., 1994

Portuguese

cauda

Etymology

From Old Portuguese, borrowed from Latin cauda. See also cola, inherited from the same origin.

Pronunciation

Noun

cauda f (plural caudas)

  1. tail (posterior appendage or feathers of some animals)
  2. tail; tail end (posterior part or appendage of an object)
    1. (clothing) the part of a dress that is dragged on the floor
    2. (aviation) tail; empennage (rear structure of an aircraft)
    3. (astronomy) tail (stream of dust as gases blown from a comet)
    4. (typography, informal) tail; descender (stroke below the baseline of a letter)
  3. (figuratively) consequences

Synonyms

  • (tail of an animal): rabo
  • (empennage): empenagem

Spanish

Noun

cauda f (plural caudas)

  1. tail (of a garment)
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