dirus

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Verb

dirus

  1. conditional of diri

Latin

Etymology

From Proto-Italic *deiros, from Proto-Indo-European *dwey- (“to fear”). Cognate with Ancient Greek δεινός (deinós), Old Armenian երկն (erkn).

Pronunciation

Adjective

dīrus (feminine dīra, neuter dīrum, comparative dīrior, superlative dīrissimus); first/second-declension adjective

  1. fearful
    Senex dirissimus. ― A most fearful old man.
  2. ominous
  3. (of character) dreadful, detestable
  4. dire

Declension

First/second-declension adjective.

singular plural
masculine feminine neuter masculine feminine neuter
nominative dīrus dīra dīrum dīrī dīrae dīra
genitive dīrī dīrae dīrī dīrōrum dīrārum dīrōrum
dative dīrō dīrae dīrō dīrīs
accusative dīrum dīram dīrum dīrōs dīrās dīra
ablative dīrō dīrā dīrō dīrīs
vocative dīre dīra dīrum dīrī dīrae dīra

Descendants

  • → English: dire
  • → Italian: diro
  • Sardinian: diru

References

  • “dirus”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • “dirus”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
  • dirus in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
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