veredus
Latin
Etymology
From Gaulish *werēdos, from Proto-Celtic *uɸorēdos (“horse”) (compare Welsh gorwydd (“horse”)).
Pronunciation
- (Classical) IPA(key): /weˈreː.dus/, [wɛˈreː.dʊs]
Noun
verēdus m (genitive verēdī); second declension
- A fast or light breed of horse; courier's horse; hunter.
Inflection
Second declension.
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | verēdus | verēdī |
| Genitive | verēdī | verēdōrum |
| Dative | verēdō | verēdīs |
| Accusative | verēdum | verēdōs |
| Ablative | verēdō | verēdīs |
| Vocative | verēde | verēdī |
Derived terms
- paraverēdus
- verēdārius
Descendants
- → Byzantine Greek: βέρεδος (béredos), βέρηδος (bérēdos), βέραιδος (béraidos), βέρεδον (béredon)
- → Arabic: بَرِيد (barīd)
References
- veredus in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- veredus in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Hachette
- veredus in Harry Thurston Peck, editor (1898) Harper's Dictionary of Classical Antiquities, New York: Harper & Brothers