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gurdus.

dolt, numbskull, blockhead, dullard

6 characters2 syllables approx.Latina language

Meaning & usage

noun[ˈɡʊr.dʊs]Classical-Latin[ˈɡur.dus]

  1. dolt, numbskull, blockhead, dullard

    declension-2 · derogatory · masculine

  2. oaf, lout

    declension-2 · derogatory · masculine
Where this word comes from

From Proto-Italic *gʷordos (“stubborn, heavy”), possibly from Proto-Indo-European *gʷr̥dos, variant of *gʷrd-u- (“slow, heavy, tired”), though De Vaan acknowledges that the cognates point to a u-stem instead of an o-stem as in Latin. The PIE root is also uncertain. Quintilian called it a "Spanish" (possibly Iberian) word. Compare Lithuanian gurdùs, Latvian gur̃ds (“tired”), Proto-Slavic *gъ̑rdъ (“proud”), Ancient Greek βραδύς (bradús, “slow”).

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