Latin edit

Alternative forms edit

Etymology edit

According to De Vaan, most likely borrowed from Ancient Greek λαρινός (larinós, fat, fattened), though Italic derivations have also been suggested.

Pronunciation edit

Noun edit

lāridum n (genitive lāridī); second declension

  1. lard, fat from pork or bacon

Declension edit

Second-declension noun (neuter).

Case Singular Plural
Nominative lāridum lārida
Genitive lāridī lāridōrum
Dative lāridō lāridīs
Accusative lāridum lārida
Ablative lāridō lāridīs
Vocative lāridum lārida

References edit

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