horripilatio

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Latin

Etymology

From horripilō +‎ -tiō.

Noun

horripilātiō f (genitive horripilātiōnis); third declension

  1. (Late Latin) bristling (of the hair)

Declension

Third-declension noun.

Case Singular Plural
Nominative horripilātiō horripilātiōnēs
Genitive horripilātiōnis horripilātiōnum
Dative horripilātiōnī horripilātiōnibus
Accusative horripilātiōnem horripilātiōnēs
Ablative horripilātiōne horripilātiōnibus
Vocative horripilātiō horripilātiōnēs

Descendants

  • English: horripilation
  • Italian: orripilazione

References

  • horripilatio”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • horripilatio in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
  • horripilatio in Ramminger, Johann (2016 July 16 (last accessed)) Neulateinische Wortliste: Ein Wörterbuch des Lateinischen von Petrarca bis 1700, pre-publication website, 2005-2016