maslardus

Latin

Alternative forms

• mallardus

Etymology

Borrowed from Old French maslard, malard (“drake”), from masle (“male”) +‎ -ard. Cognate with English mallard.

Pronunciation

• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /masˈlar.dus/, [mäzˈlärd̪us]

Noun

maslardus m (genitive maslardī); second declension (Medieval Latin)

1. (ornithology) drake
   • 13th century, Frederick II, Holy Roman Emperor, De arte venandi cum avibus, liber VI, 2:

     Maslardos vero dicimus mas­culos anatum […]

     Indeed we shall call male ducks ‘drakes’ […]

Declension

Second-declension noun.

	singular	plural
nominative	maslardus	maslardī
genitive	maslardī	maslardōrum
dative	maslardō	maslardīs
accusative	maslardum	maslardōs
ablative	maslardō	maslardīs
vocative	maslarde	maslardī