carduus

See also Carduus

Latin

Etymology

Probably from Proto-Indo-European *kars (“to scratch, scrape, rub, card”). See also Sanskrit कषति (kaṣati, “scratches, rubs”), Middle Low German harsch (“hairy”), Russian короста (korosta, “to itch”), Old Church Slavonic краста, Lithuanian karsiu (“to comb”).

Alternative forms

• cardus

Noun

carduus (genitive carduī); m, second declension

1. a wild thistle
2. the artichoke

Inflection

Number	Singular	Plural
nominative	carduus	carduī
genitive	carduī	carduōrum
dative	carduō	carduīs
accusative	carduum	carduōs
ablative	carduō	carduīs
vocative	cardue	carduī

Derived terms

• carduēlis
• carduētum

Descendants

• Italian cardo
• Spanish: cardo