maslardus
Latin
Alternative forms
- mallardus
Etymology
Borrowed from Old French maslard, malard (“drake”), from masle (“male”) + -ard. Cognate with English mallard.
Pronunciation
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): [mazˈlar.d̪us]
Noun
maslardus m (genitive maslardī); second declension (Medieval Latin)
- (ornithology) drake
- 13th century, Frederick II, Holy Roman Emperor, De arte venandi cum avibus, liber VI, 2:
- Maslardos vero dicimus masculos anatum […]
- Indeed we shall call male ducks ‘drakes’ […]
Declension
Second-declension noun.
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | maslardus | maslardī |
| genitive | maslardī | maslardōrum |
| dative | maslardō | maslardīs |
| accusative | maslardum | maslardōs |
| ablative | maslardō | maslardīs |
| vocative | maslarde | maslardī |