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 terribilis terribilium terribilium
Dative terribilī terribilī terribilibus terribilibus
Accusative terribilem terribile terribilēs, terribilīs terribilia
Ablative terribilī terribilī terribilibus 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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