English

Noun

tardo ‎(plural tardos)

1. (archaic) A sloth.
   • 1881, Lippincott's magazine: Volume 27

     On my last trip to Vera Cruz I procured a pair of black tardos, full-grown and in a normal state of health […]

Catalan

Verb

tardo

1. first-person singular present indicative form of tardar

Italian

Etymology

From Latin tardus.

Adjective

tardo m ‎(feminine singular tarda, masculine plural tardi, feminine plural tarde)

1. slow, sluggard, dull, slow-witted, dull-witted
2. late, tardy

Verb

tardo

1. first-person singular present indicative of tardare

Latin

Etymology

From tardus.

Pronunciation

• (Classical) IPA^(key): /ˈtar.doː/

Verb

tardō ‎(present infinitive tardāre, perfect active tardāvī, supine tardātum); first conjugation

1. I check or retard
2. I hinder, impede or delay
3. I hesitate

Inflection

Related terms

• tardus

Descendants

• Catalan: tardar
• French: tarder
• Italian: tardare
• Portuguese: tardar
• Spanish: tardar

Adjective

tardō

1. dative masculine singular of tardus
2. dative neuter singular of tardus
3. ablative masculine singular of tardus
4. ablative neuter plural of tardus

References

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

Portuguese

Verb

tardo

1. first-person singular (eu) present indicative of tardar

Spanish

Etymology

From Latin tardus.

Adjective

tardo m ‎(feminine singular tarda, masculine plural tardos, feminine plural tardas)

1. tardy
2. slow, sluggish
3. dim-witted

Verb

tardo

1. First-person singular (yo) present indicative form of tardar.