forda

See also: forða

Latin

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *bʰer- + Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂ (forming in this case masculine nouns), thus the literal sense of "bearer (of the calf)".

Noun

forda f (genitive fordae); first declension

A cow in calf.

Inflection

First declension.

Case	Singular	Plural
Nominative	forda	fordae
Genitive	fordae	fordārum
Dative	fordae	fordīs
Accusative	fordam	fordās
Ablative	fordā	fordīs
Vocative	forda	fordae

References

forda in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
forda in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition, 1883–1887)
forda in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Hachette

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