OrigoFrom Proto-Italic *for(i)dā, from Proto-Indo-European *bʰor-id-eh₂, from Proto-Indo-European *bʰer- + Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂ (forming in this case masculine nouns), thus the literal sense of "bearer (of the calf)".
- declension-1, feminineA cow in calf.
Formaefordae(genitive) · forda(nominative, singular) · fordae(nominative, plural) · fordae(genitive, singular) · fordārum(genitive, plural) · fordae(dative, singular) · fordīs(dative, plural) · fordam(accusative, singular) · fordās(accusative, plural) · fordā(ablative, singular) · fordīs(ablative, plural) · forda(singular, vocative) · fordae(plural, vocative)
Fons: Vicitionarium