Latin edit

Etymology edit

From Ancient Greek κέρδων (kérdōn).

Pronunciation edit

Noun edit

cerdō m (genitive cerdōnis); third declension

  1. A handicraftsman

Declension edit

Third-declension noun.

Case Singular Plural
Nominative cerdō cerdōnēs
Genitive cerdōnis cerdōnum
Dative cerdōnī cerdōnibus
Accusative cerdōnem cerdōnēs
Ablative cerdōne cerdōnibus
Vocative cerdō cerdōnēs

References edit

  • cerdo”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • cerdo”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
  • cerdo in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
  • cerdo”, in The Perseus Project (1999) Perseus Encyclopedia[1]
  • cerdo”, in Harry Thurston Peck, editor (1898), Harper's Dictionary of Classical Antiquities, New York: Harper & Brothers
  • cerdo”, in William Smith et al., editor (1890), A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Antiquities, London: William Wayte. G. E. Marindin

Spanish edit

Etymology edit

From cerda, possibly from Latin seta.

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): (Spain) /ˈθeɾdo/ [ˈθeɾ.ð̞o]
  • IPA(key): (Latin America) /ˈseɾdo/ [ˈseɾ.ð̞o]
  • Rhymes: -eɾdo
  • Syllabification: cer‧do

Adjective edit

cerdo (feminine cerda, masculine plural cerdos, feminine plural cerdas)

  1. dirty
    Synonym: sucio

Noun edit

cerdo m (plural cerdos, feminine cerda, feminine plural cerdas)

  1. pig, hog
    Synonyms: cochino, chancho, marrano, puerco
  2. pork
    Synonyms: puerco, chancho
  3. (colloquial, figurative) slob, pig, hog
    Synonyms: vago, haragán

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