cardō
cardō
Pronunciation
- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): [ˈkar.doː]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): [ˈkar.d̪o]
Etymology 1
Uncertain. Traditionally related to Ancient Greek κράδη (krádē, “twig, spray; swing, crane in the drama”), but unlikely as the concordant sense of swing is metaphorical and likely too recent. Or from Proto-Indo-European *(s)kerd- (“to move, sway, swing, jump”) and so cognate with Proto-Germanic *herzô (“bar, pivot, hinge”) (whence English har(“hinge”)). Compare in any case Old High German scerdo (“hinge”).
Noun
cardō m (genitive cardinis); third declension
- hinge (of a door or gate), usually a pivot and socket in Roman times.
- (by extension) a tenon, mortice, or socket
- A street, that ran north–south, in a Roman town or military camp
- Coordinate term: decumānus
- (figuratively) turning point, critical moment or action
- (figuratively) the symbolism of the hinge in ancient Roman religion and myth
- (astronomy) a pole
Declension
Third-declension noun.
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | cardō | cardinēs |
| genitive | cardinis | cardinum |
| dative | cardinī | cardinibus |
| accusative | cardinem | cardinēs |
| ablative | cardine | cardinibus |
| vocative | cardō | cardinēs |
Etymology 2
Variant form of carduus (“wild thistle, artichoke”); see also cardus, cardunculus.
Attested in the eighth-century Reichenau Glossary.
Noun
cardō m (genitive cardōnis or cardinis); third declension(Early Medieval Latin)
- thistle or some similar plant
Declension
Third-declension noun (two different stems).
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | cardō | cardinēs
cardōnēs |
| genitive | cardinis
cardōnis |
cardinum
cardōnum |
| dative | cardinī
cardōnī |
cardinibus
cardōnibus |
| accusative | cardinem
cardōnem |
cardinēs
cardōnēs |
| ablative | cardine
cardōne |
cardinibus
cardōnibus |
| vocative | cardō | cardinēs
cardōnēs |