harundo

Latin

Alternative forms

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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