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surdus

Latin

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Etymology

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    From the Proto-Indo-European *swer- (“ringing, whistling”). See also Latin susurrus.

    Pronunciation

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    Adjective

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    surdus (feminine surda, neuter surdum); first/second-declension adjective

    1. deaf
      • 166 BCE, Publius Terentius Afer, Andria 463:
        DĀVUS: Utinam aut hic surdus aut haec mūta facta sit!
        DAVUS: If only this [man] were deaf or this [woman] were mute!
        (The meaning in its comical context: if only he hadn’t listened or she hadn’t said anything.)
    2. inattentive, unresponsive
    3. silent, noiseless, still
    4. indistinct, dull, faint

    Declension

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    First/second-declension adjective.

    singular plural
    masculine feminine neuter masculine feminine neuter
    nominative surdus surda surdum surdī surdae surda
    genitive surdī surdae surdī surdōrum surdārum surdōrum
    dative surdō surdae surdō surdīs
    accusative surdum surdam surdum surdōs surdās surda
    ablative surdō surdā surdō surdīs
    vocative surde surda surdum surdī surdae surda

    Derived terms

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    Descendants

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    References

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    • “surdus”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879), A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
    • “surdus”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891), An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
    • "surdus", 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)
    • “surdus”, in Gaffiot, Félix (1934), Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
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