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
  • (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈdiː.rus/, [ˈdiː.rʊs]

Adjective

dīrus (feminine dīra, neuter dīrum); first/second declension

  1. fearful
    Senex dirissimus. ― A fearful old man.
  2. ominous
  3. (of character) dreadful, detestable
  4. (New Latin) Used as a species epithet

Inflection

First/second declension.

Number Singular Plural
Case / Gender 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 dīrīs dīrīs
Accusative dīrum dīram dīrum dīrōs dīrās dīra
Ablative dīrō dīrā dīrō dīrīs dīrīs dīrīs
Vocative dīre dīra dīrum dīrī dīrae dīra
  • comparative: dīrior, superlative: dīrissimus

Derived terms

Descendants

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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