Latin

Noun

gurdus m ‎(genitive gurdī); second declension

1. a dolt, jolterhead, numskull, blockhead, oaf, dullard, or lout
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Declension

Second declension.

Synonyms

• (dolt, jolterhead, numskull, blockhead, oaf, dullard, lout): caudex

Derived terms

• gurdōnicus

Descendants

References

• gurdus in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• GURDUS in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition, 1883–1887)
• Félix Gaffiot (1934), “gurdus”, in Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Paris: Hachette, page 728/1.
• “gurdus” on page 778/2 of the Oxford Latin Dictionary (1st ed., 1968–82)