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bardus

Latin

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Etymology 1

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Unknown, thought to be a loanword, perhaps from Etruscan.[1] Compare bārō (“dunce, lout”).

Pronunciation

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Adjective

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bardus (feminine barda, neuter bardum, comparative bardior); first/second-declension adjective

  1. (rare) stupid, oafish, dull of apprehension
Usage notes
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  • Neither the superlative (*bardissimus) nor the adverbial (*bardē) is attested in Classical or Late sources.
Declension
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First/second-declension adjective.

singular plural
masculine feminine neuter masculine feminine neuter
nominative bardus barda bardum bardī bardae barda
genitive bardī bardae bardī bardōrum bardārum bardōrum
dative bardō bardae bardō bardīs
accusative bardum bardam bardum bardōs bardās barda
ablative bardō bardā bardō bardīs
vocative barde barda bardum bardī bardae barda
Derived terms
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Descendants
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  • Italian: bardo

References

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  1. ^ De Vaan, Michiel (2008), “bardus”, in Etymological Dictionary of Latin and the other Italic Languages (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 7), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 69

Further reading

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  • “1. bardus”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879), A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • “1 bardus”, in Gaffiot, Félix (1934), Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette: “208/2”

Etymology 2

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    Attested since Lucan, from Proto-Celtic *bardos (“bard”), from Proto-Indo-European *gʷerH- (“to approve, praise”), whence grātus.

    Pronunciation

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    Noun

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    bardus m (genitive bardī); second declension

    1. a bard (a poet and singer among the Gauls)
    Declension
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    Second-declension noun.

    singular plural
    nominative bardus bardī
    genitive bardī bardōrum
    dative bardō bardīs
    accusative bardum bardōs
    ablative bardō bardīs
    vocative barde bardī
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    Further reading

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    • “††2. bardus”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879), A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
    • “bardus”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891), An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
    • "bardus", in Charles du Fresne du Cange, Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition with additions by D. P. Carpenterius, Adelungius and others, edited by Léopold Favre, 1883–1887)
    • “2 bardus”, in Gaffiot, Félix (1934), Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette: “208/2”

    Norwegian Bokmål

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    Etymology

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    Borrowed from Middle Low German pardues, perduuz, pardus, perdus, ultimately likely onomatopoeic

    Cognate with German bardaus, pardauz, Dutch pardoes, perdoes, Swedish burdus, and Danish bardus.

    Pronunciation

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    • IPA(key): /baˈɖʉːs/, /ˈbaʁˈdʉːs/
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    • Rhymes: -ʉːs
    • Hyphenation: bar‧dus

    Adjective

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    bardus (neuter singular bardust, definite singular and plural barduse, comparative mer bardus, superlative mest bardus)

    1. sudden, unexpected; headlong (rash, blunt, without deliberation)
      Synonyms: brå, uventet, plutselig
      han stilte mange barduse spørsmål ― he asked a lot of blunt questions
      • 1893, Jonas Lie, Niobe, page 252:
        den … unge piges krasse og barduse forestillinger
        the … young girl's harsh and blunt ideas
      • 1906, Hans E. Kinck, Livsaanderne, page 173:
        han var … vant til dette barduse væsen hos sin søn
        he was ... used to this sudden behavior in his son
      • 2005, Jan Kjærstad, Kongen av Europa:
        han ba om unnskyldning for den barduse henvendelsen
        he apologized for the blunt inquiry

    Adverb

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    bardus

    1. suddenly, unexpectedly; without warning (happening quickly and with little or no warning)
      Synonyms: brått, hodekulls, plutselig
      å komme bardus (på noen) ― to suddenly hit you; to dawn on (you)
      • 1882, Alexander L. Kielland, Skipper Worse, page 95:
        der [var] begende mørkt … nede paa bryggerne, hvor man gik lige bardus paa hovedet i søen, naar man var fuld eller fremmed
        it [was] pitch dark ... down on the docks, where you could abruptly fall headfirst into the lake if you were drunk or unfamiliar with the area.
      • 1852, Nicolai Ramm Østgaard, En Fjeldbygd, page 180:
        det [hendte] en enkelt gang, at rytteren bardus kom ned igjen paa den anden side
        it [happened] once, that the rider suddenly came down again on the other side
      • (Can we date this quote?), Henrik Wergeland, Samlede Skrifter I, page 349:
        Ola Høiland, … tog Norges bank ret listig … Herud paa jagt, bardus!
        Ola Høiland, ... took Norway's bank by surprise ... Here we go hunting, out of the blue!
      • 1993, Knut Faldbakken, Ormens år:
        en så levende, bardust sjarmerende og intellektuelt uforferdet kvinne
        such a lively, abruptly charming and intellectually fearless woman
      • 2010, Aksel Selmer, Bedringens vei:
        Remi setter seg bardust ned i sofaen ved siden av Svanhild
        Remi plops down on the sofa next to Svanhild
      • 2010, Tor Edvin Dahl, Hodet ved døra:
        det kom bardus på meg [da hun sa at moren hennes var forelsket i meg]
        it hit me suddenly [when she said that her mother was in love with me]
      • 2011, Odd Klippenvåg, Ljublju:
        grovheten hans kom så bardus at jeg ikke fikk fram et ord
        his rudeness took me by suprise so that I couldn't get a word out.
      • 2015, Lars Saabye Christensen, Magnet, page 681:
        vi ville ikke komme bardus på og nærmet oss langsomt og forsiktig
        we didn't want to come on too strong, so we approached slowly and cautiously

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