gurdus

Latin

Etymology

Possibly of Iberian origin.

Pronunciation

(Classical) IPA^(key): /ˈɡur.dus/, [ˈɡʊr.dʊs]

Noun

gurdus m (genitive gurdī); second declension

a dolt, jolterhead, numbskull, blockhead, oaf, dullard, or lout
- (Can we find and add a quotation of Decimus Laberius to this entry?)
- Gellius, Noctes Atticae 16.7.8
  Item in Cacomnemone: Hic est (inquit) ille gurdus, quem ego me abhinc menses duos ex Africa venientem excepisse tibi narravi.
  And in (Laberius') The Forgetful Man: This is that dolt (gurdus) who, when two months ago from Africa I came, did meet me here, as I did say.
- c. 95 CE, Quintilian, Institutio Oratoria 1.5.57
  Et gurdos, quos pro stolidis accipit vulgus, ex Hispania duxisse originem audivi.
  While I have heard that gurdus, which is colloquially used in the sense of “stupid,” is derived from Spain.

Declension

Second declension.

Case	Singular	Plural
nominative	gurdus	gurdī
genitive	gurdī	gurdōrum
dative	gurdō	gurdīs
accusative	gurdum	gurdōs
ablative	gurdō	gurdīs
vocative	gurde	gurdī

Synonyms

(dolt, jolterhead, numskull, blockhead, oaf, dullard, lout): caudex

Derived terms

gurdōnicus

Descendants

Asturian: gordu
Catalan: gord
French: gourd

Norman: gourd
Portuguese: gordo
Spanish: gordo

References

gurdus in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
gurdus in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition, 1883–1887)
gurdus in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Hachette, page 728/1
“gurdus” on page 778/2 of the Oxford Latin Dictionary (1st ed., 1968–82)

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