nardus

See also: Nardus

English

Etymology

From Latin nardus, from Ancient Greek νάρδος (nárdos).

Noun

nardus (uncountable)

1. (obsolete) The ointment nard.
   • 1526, [William Tyndale, transl.], The Newe Testamẽt […] (Tyndale Bible), [Worms, Germany: Peter Schöffer], →OCLC, John:

     Then toke Mary a pounde off oyntment called nardus, perfecte and precious, and anoynted Jesus fete, and wept his fete with her heer, and all the housse smelled off the savre off the oyntment.

2. (obsolete) The plant nard.
3. Matgrass (Nardus spp.).

Anagrams

• Raunds, Sundar, sandur

Dutch

Etymology

From Middle Dutch nardus (also narde from Old French narde), a borrowing from Latin nardus.

Pronunciation

• Audio:

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Noun

nardus c (uncountable, no diminutive)

1. nard (plant)
2. nard (oil, fragrance)

Finnish

Etymology

From Latin nardus.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈnɑrdus/, [ˈnɑ̝rdus̠]
• Rhymes: -ɑrdus
• Syllabification^(key): nar‧dus
• Hyphenation^(key): nar‧dus

Noun

nardus

1. nard, spikenard (oil, fragrance, from Nardostachys jatamansi)
2. nard, spikenard (Nardostachys jatamansi)

Declension

Inflection of nardus (Kotus type 39/vastaus, no gradation)
nominative		nardus	nardukset
genitive		narduksen	nardusten narduksien
partitive		nardusta	narduksia
illative		nardukseen	narduksiin
		singular	plural
nominative		nardus	nardukset
accusative	nom.	nardus	nardukset
	gen.	narduksen
genitive		narduksen	nardusten narduksien
partitive		nardusta	narduksia
inessive		narduksessa	narduksissa
elative		narduksesta	narduksista
illative		nardukseen	narduksiin
adessive		narduksella	narduksilla
ablative		nardukselta	narduksilta
allative		nardukselle	narduksille
essive		narduksena	narduksina
translative		nardukseksi	narduksiksi
abessive		narduksetta	narduksitta
instructive		—	narduksin
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

Possessive forms of nardus (Kotus type 39/vastaus, no gradation)

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative nardukseni nardukseni accusative nom. nardukseni nardukseni gen. nardukseni genitive nardukseni nardusteni narduksieni partitive nardustani narduksiani inessive narduksessani narduksissani elative narduksestani narduksistani illative nardukseeni narduksiini adessive narduksellani narduksillani ablative nardukseltani narduksiltani allative nardukselleni narduksilleni essive narduksenani narduksinani translative narduksekseni narduksikseni abessive narduksettani narduksittani instructive — — comitative — narduksineni second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative narduksesi narduksesi accusative nom. narduksesi narduksesi gen. narduksesi genitive narduksesi nardustesi narduksiesi partitive nardustasi narduksiasi inessive narduksessasi narduksissasi elative narduksestasi narduksistasi illative nardukseesi narduksiisi adessive narduksellasi narduksillasi ablative nardukseltasi narduksiltasi allative narduksellesi narduksillesi essive narduksenasi narduksinasi translative nardukseksesi narduksiksesi abessive narduksettasi narduksittasi instructive — — comitative — narduksinesi first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative narduksemme narduksemme accusative nom. narduksemme narduksemme gen. narduksemme genitive narduksemme nardustemme narduksiemme partitive nardustamme narduksiamme inessive narduksessamme narduksissamme elative narduksestamme narduksistamme illative nardukseemme narduksiimme adessive narduksellamme narduksillamme ablative nardukseltamme narduksiltamme allative narduksellemme narduksillemme essive narduksenamme narduksinamme translative nardukseksemme narduksiksemme abessive narduksettamme narduksittamme instructive — — comitative — narduksinemme second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative narduksenne narduksenne accusative nom. narduksenne narduksenne gen. narduksenne genitive narduksenne nardustenne narduksienne partitive nardustanne narduksianne inessive narduksessanne narduksissanne elative narduksestanne narduksistanne illative nardukseenne narduksiinne adessive narduksellanne narduksillanne ablative nardukseltanne narduksiltanne allative narduksellenne narduksillenne essive narduksenanne narduksinanne translative nardukseksenne narduksiksenne abessive narduksettanne narduksittanne instructive — — comitative — narduksinenne third-person possessor singular plural nominative narduksensa narduksensa accusative nom. narduksensa narduksensa gen. narduksensa genitive narduksensa nardustensa narduksiensa partitive nardustaan nardustansa narduksiaan narduksiansa inessive narduksessaan narduksessansa narduksissaan narduksissansa elative narduksestaan narduksestansa narduksistaan narduksistansa illative nardukseensa narduksiinsa adessive narduksellaan narduksellansa narduksillaan narduksillansa ablative nardukseltaan nardukseltansa narduksiltaan narduksiltansa allative nardukselleen narduksellensa narduksilleen narduksillensa essive narduksenaan narduksenansa narduksinaan narduksinansa translative narduksekseen nardukseksensa narduksikseen narduksiksensa abessive narduksettaan narduksettansa narduksittaan narduksittansa instructive — — comitative — narduksineen narduksinensa

Gothic

Romanization

nardus

1. romanization of 𐌽𐌰𐍂𐌳𐌿𐍃

Latin

Etymology

From Ancient Greek νάρδος (nárdos).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): [ˈnar.dʊs]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): [ˈnar.dus]

Noun

nardus f (genitive nardī); second declension

1. The ointment nard
2. The plant nard

Declension

Second-declension noun.

	singular	plural
nominative	nardus	nardī
genitive	nardī	nardōrum
dative	nardō	nardīs
accusative	nardum	nardōs
ablative	nardō	nardīs
vocative	narde	nardī

Descendants

• → Catalan: nard
• Italian: nardo
• → Middle Dutch: nardus
  • Dutch: nardus
• Old French: narde
  • French: nard
  • → Middle Dutch: narde
  • → Middle English: narde
    • English: nard
• Romanian: nard
• Spanish: nardo

References

• “nardus”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879), A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• “nardus”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891), An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
• "nardus", in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition with additions by D. P. Carpenterius, Adelungius and others, edited by Léopold Favre, 1883–1887)
• “nardus”, in Gaffiot, Félix (1934), Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.

Middle English

Noun

nardus

1. alternative form of narde