[ˈkau̯.da], [ˈkaːu̯.da]
OriginFrom Proto-Italic *kaudā (“tail”), perhaps from Proto-Indo-European *keh₂u-d-eh₂ (“cleaved, separate”), from *keh₂w-. Compare cūdō (“to beat, hammer”), caudex (“tree trunk, stump”), Lithuanian kuodas (“tuft”).
- declension-1, femininetail (animal appendage)
Formscaudae(genitive) · cauda(nominative, singular) · caudae(nominative, plural) · caudae(genitive, singular) · caudārum(genitive, plural) · caudae(dative, singular) · caudīs(dative, plural) · caudam(accusative, singular) · caudās(accusative, plural) · caudā(ablative, singular) · caudīs(ablative, plural) · cauda(singular, vocative) · caudae(plural, vocative)
Source: Wiktionary