laridum

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Latin

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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According to De Vaan, most likely borrowed from Ancient Greek λαρινός (larinós, fat, fattened), though Italic derivations have also been suggested.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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lāridum n (genitive lāridī); second declension

  1. lard, fat from pork or bacon

Declension

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Second-declension noun (neuter).

References

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  • laridum”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • laridum in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.