terrificus

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Latin

Etymology

terreō +‎ -ficus

Pronunciation

Adjective

terrificus (feminine terrifica, neuter terrificum); first/second-declension adjective

  1. terrible, terrifying

Declension

First/second-declension adjective.

singular plural
masculine feminine neuter masculine feminine neuter
nominative terrificus terrifica terrificum terrificī terrificae terrifica
genitive terrificī terrificae terrificī terrificōrum terrificārum terrificōrum
dative terrificō terrificae terrificō terrificīs
accusative terrificum terrificam terrificum terrificōs terrificās terrifica
ablative terrificō terrificā terrificō terrificīs
vocative terrifice terrifica terrificum terrificī terrificae terrifica

References

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