horribilis
Latin
Etymology
Pronunciation
- (Classical) IPA(key): /horˈri.bi.lis/, [hɔrˈrɪ.bɪ.lɪs]
Adjective
horribilis (neuter horribile, comparative horribilior, superlative horribilissimus); third declension
- horrible, dreadful, fearful
- 2003, Peter Needham (translator), J. K. Rowling (English author), Harrius Potter et Philosophi Lapis (Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone), Bloomsbury, page 34:
- pars interior erat horribilis
- The inside was horrible.
- 2003, Peter Needham (translator), J. K. Rowling (English author), Harrius Potter et Philosophi Lapis (Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone), Bloomsbury, page 34:
Declension
Third declension.
| Number | Singular | Plural | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Case / Gender | Masc./Fem. | Neuter | Masc./Fem. | Neuter | |
| nominative | horribilis | horribile | horribilēs | horribilia | |
| genitive | horribilis | horribilium | |||
| dative | horribilī | horribilibus | |||
| accusative | horribilem | horribile | horribilēs, horribilīs | horribilia | |
| ablative | horribilī | horribilibus | |||
| vocative | horribilis | horribile | horribilēs | horribilia | |
Derived terms
- horribiliter (adverb)
Related terms
Descendants
References
- horribilis in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- horribilis in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
- horribilis in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition, 1883–1887)
- horribilis in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Hachette
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