terribilis

Latin

Etymology

From terreō (“I frighten, terrify, alarm; I deter by terror, scare (away)”) +‎ -ibilis.

Pronunciation

  • (Classical) IPA(key): /terˈri.bi.lis/, [tɛrˈrɪ.bɪ.lɪs]

Adjective

terribilis (neuter terribile); third declension

  1. frightful, dreadful, terrible

Inflection

Third declension.

Number Singular Plural
Case / Gender Masc./Fem. Neuter Masc./Fem. Neuter
nominative terribilis terribile terribilēs terribilia
genitive terribilis terribilium
dative terribilī terribilibus
accusative terribilem terribile terribilēs, terribilīs terribilia
ablative terribilī terribilibus
vocative terribilis terribile terribilēs terribilia

Descendants

References

  • terribilis in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • terribilis in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
  • terribilis in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Hachette
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