acidus

Latin

Etymology

From aceō (I am sour) + -idus.

Pronunciation

  • (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈa.ki.dus/, [ˈa.kɪ.dʊs]

Adjective

acidus (feminine acida, neuter acidum); first/second declension

  1. sour, tart, acid, bitter
  2. (of sound) harsh, grating, rough, shrill
  3. (figuratively) disagreeable, unpleasant; sharp, keen, pungent; sharp-tongued

Inflection

First/second declension.

Number Singular Plural
Case / Gender Masculine Feminine Neuter Masculine Feminine Neuter
Nominative acidus acida acidum acidī acidae acida
Genitive acidī acidae acidī acidōrum acidārum acidōrum
Dative acidō acidae acidō acidīs acidīs acidīs
Accusative acidum acidam acidum acidōs acidās acida
Ablative acidō acidā acidō acidīs acidīs acidīs
Vocative acide acida acidum acidī acidae acida

Derived terms

Descendants

References

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