burdo

See also: Burdo

Esperanto

Etymology

French bourdon

Noun

burdo (accusative singular burdon, plural burdoj, accusative plural burdojn)

1. bumble-bee

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Latin

Alternative forms

• burdus

Etymology

Not natively Latin since an initial v would be expected; probably of Celtic origin, from Gaulish *burdus (“mule”), according to Whatmough, from Proto-Indo-European *gʷr̥dus, *gʷrd-o- (“slow, heavy, tired”).

Pronunciation

• (Classical) IPA^(key): /ˈbur.doː/, [ˈbʊrd̪oː]
• (Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈbur.do/, [ˈburd̪ɔ]

Noun

burdō m or f (genitive burdōnis); third declension

1. mule; hinny (offspring of a jackass and a mare or of a stallion and a jenny)

Declension

Third-declension noun.

Case	Singular	Plural
Nominative	burdō	burdōnēs
Genitive	burdōnis	burdōnum
Dative	burdōnī	burdōnibus
Accusative	burdōnem	burdōnēs
Ablative	burdōne	burdōnibus
Vocative	burdō	burdōnēs

Derived terms

• burdōnicus
• burdōnārius
• burdunculus

Descendants

• → Ancient Greek: βουρδών (bourdṓn)
  • → Classical Syriac: ܒܰܪܕܽܘܢܳܐ‎ (barḏūnā)
    • → Arabic: بِرْذَوْن‎ (birḏawn)
      • → Persian: برذون‎ (berzown), بردون‎ (berdown)

References

• Adams, J. N., “The Generic Use of “Mula” and the Status and Employment of Female Mules in the Roman World”, in Rheinisches Museum für Philologie, volume 136, 1993, DOI:10.2307/41233885, pages 55–60
• Ernout, Alfred; Meillet, Antoine, “burdo”, in Dictionnaire étymologique de la langue latine: histoire des mots (in French), with additions and corrections of André J., 4th edition, Paris: Klincksieck, 2001, page 78
• burdo in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short, A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press, 1879
• burdo in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition, 1883–1887)
• burdo in Gaffiot, Félix, Dictionnaire illustré Latin-Français, Hachette, 1934
• Roberts, Edward A., A Comprehensive Etymological Dictionary of the Spanish Language with Families of Words based on Indo-European Roots, Xlibris Corporation, 2014, →ISBN
• The Bulletin of the Board of Celtic Studies, Volume 29, Issue 2 (1981)
• Latin Notes, Volumes 1-6 (1923)

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Sardinian

Alternative forms

• burdu

Etymology

From Late Latin burdus (“bastard, mule”), probably of Celtic origin.

Noun

burdo

1. bastard
2. not original
3. not working properly

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Spanish

Etymology

From Late Latin burdus (“bastard, mule”), probably of Celtic origin.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈbuɾdo/, [ˈbuɾ.ð̞o]

Adjective

burdo (feminine burda, masculine plural burdos, feminine plural burdas)

1. coarse, rough
2. crude

   Synonyms: crudo, rudo

3. rude, uncouth

   Synonym: bruto

References

• “burdo” in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014.