retardo

See also: retardó

English

Noun

retardo (plural retardos)

1. (slang, derogatory, offensive) retard

Catalan

Verb

retardo

1. first-person singular present indicative of retardar

Latin

Etymology

From re- +‎ tardus (“slow”).

Pronunciation

• (Classical) IPA^(key): /reˈtar.doː/, [rɛˈt̪ärd̪oː]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /reˈtar.do/, [reˈt̪ärd̪o]

Verb

retardō (present infinitive retardāre, perfect active retardāvī, supine retardātum); first conjugation

1. to hinder, delay, detain, impede or retard

   Synonyms: tardō, dētineō, cūnctor, moror, prōtrahō, trahō, dubitō, differō

   Antonyms: ruō, accurrō, currō, festīnō, prōvolō, properō, corripiō, mātūrō

Conjugation

Conjugation of retardō (first conjugation)
indicative		singular			plural
		first	second	third	first	second	third
active	present	retardō	retardās	retardat	retardāmus	retardātis	retardant
	imperfect	retardābam	retardābās	retardābat	retardābāmus	retardābātis	retardābant
	future	retardābō	retardābis	retardābit	retardābimus	retardābitis	retardābunt
	perfect	retardāvī	retardāvistī	retardāvit	retardāvimus	retardāvistis	retardāvērunt, retardāvēre
	pluperfect	retardāveram	retardāverās	retardāverat	retardāverāmus	retardāverātis	retardāverant
	future perfect	retardāverō	retardāveris	retardāverit	retardāverimus	retardāveritis	retardāverint
passive	present	retardor	retardāris, retardāre	retardātur	retardāmur	retardāminī	retardantur
	imperfect	retardābar	retardābāris, retardābāre	retardābātur	retardābāmur	retardābāminī	retardābantur
	future	retardābor	retardāberis, retardābere	retardābitur	retardābimur	retardābiminī	retardābuntur
	perfect	retardātus + present active indicative of sum
	pluperfect	retardātus + imperfect active indicative of sum
	future perfect	retardātus + future active indicative of sum
subjunctive		singular			plural
		first	second	third	first	second	third
active	present	retardem	retardēs	retardet	retardēmus	retardētis	retardent
	imperfect	retardārem	retardārēs	retardāret	retardārēmus	retardārētis	retardārent
	perfect	retardāverim	retardāverīs	retardāverit	retardāverīmus	retardāverītis	retardāverint
	pluperfect	retardāvissem	retardāvissēs	retardāvisset	retardāvissēmus	retardāvissētis	retardāvissent
passive	present	retarder	retardēris, retardēre	retardētur	retardēmur	retardēminī	retardentur
	imperfect	retardārer	retardārēris, retardārēre	retardārētur	retardārēmur	retardārēminī	retardārentur
	perfect	retardātus + present active subjunctive of sum
	pluperfect	retardātus + imperfect active subjunctive of sum
imperative		singular			plural
		first	second	third	first	second	third
active	present	—	retardā	—	—	retardāte	—
	future	—	retardātō	retardātō	—	retardātōte	retardantō
passive	present	—	retardāre	—	—	retardāminī	—
	future	—	retardātor	retardātor	—	—	retardantor
non-finite forms		active			passive
		present	perfect	future	present	perfect	future
infinitives		retardāre	retardāvisse	retardātūrum esse	retardārī	retardātum esse	retardātum īrī
participles		retardāns	—	retardātūrus	—	retardātus	retardandus
verbal nouns		gerund				supine
		genitive	dative	accusative	ablative	accusative	ablative
		retardandī	retardandō	retardandum	retardandō	retardātum	retardātū

Derived terms

• retardātiō

Descendants

• Catalan: retardar
• English: retard
• French: retarder
• Galician: retardar
• Italian: ritardare
• Portuguese: retardar
• Romanian: retarda
• Spanish: retardar

References

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

Portuguese

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ʁeˈtaʁ.du/ [heˈtaɦ.du]

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ʁeˈtaʁ.du/ [heˈtaɦ.du]
  • (São Paulo) IPA^(key): /ʁeˈtaɾ.du/ [heˈtaɾ.du]
  • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /ʁeˈtaʁ.du/ [χeˈtaʁ.du]
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /ʁeˈtaɻ.do/ [heˈtaɻ.do]

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ʁɨˈtaɾ.du/ [ʁɨˈtaɾ.ðu]

Etymology 1

Noun

retardo m (plural retardos)

1. retard, retardation (the state of being tardy)
   1. mental retardation
   2. (slang, derogatory) behavior perceived as stupid, nonsensical or childish

Derived terms

• retardado

Etymology 2

Verb

retardo

1. first-person singular present indicative of retardar

Spanish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /reˈtaɾdo/ [reˈt̪aɾ.ð̞o]
• Rhymes: -aɾdo
• Syllabification: re‧tar‧do

Etymology 1

Deverbal from retardar.

Noun

retardo m (plural retardos)

1. delay
   • 2015 July 30, “El número de pobres energéticos en Cataluña sube el 77% en un año”, in El País‎^[1]:

     El porcentaje de personas que sufren retardos en el pago de gastos relacionados con el hogar roza el 10%.

     (please add an English translation of this quotation)

Etymology 2

Verb

retardo

1. first-person singular present indicative of retardar

Further reading

• “retardo”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014