harundo

Latin

Alternative forms

• arundō

Etymology

Probably from Gaulish *garunda (“shallows, riverbank”), which is also related to Ancient Greek Γαρουνᾶς (Garounâs), Γαρύνας (Garúnas).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): [haˈrʊn.doː]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): [aˈrun.do]

Noun

harundō f (genitive harundinis); third declension

1. reed
2. fishing rod
3. shaft of an arrow
4. pipe

Declension

Third-declension noun.

	singular	plural
nominative	harundō	harundinēs
genitive	harundinis	harundinum
dative	harundinī	harundinibus
accusative	harundinem	harundinēs
ablative	harundine	harundinibus
vocative	harundō	harundinēs

References

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