horrificus

Latin

Etymology

From horreō + -ficus

Pronunciation

  • (Classical) IPA(key): /horˈri.fi.kus/, [hɔrˈrɪ.fɪ.kʊs]

Adjective

horrificus (feminine horrifica, neuter horrificum); first/second declension

  1. awful, horrible, dreadful
  2. frightening, frightful, horrific

Declension

First/second declension.

Number Singular Plural
Case / Gender Masculine Feminine Neuter Masculine Feminine Neuter
Nominative horrificus horrifica horrificum horrificī horrificae horrifica
Genitive horrificī horrificae horrificī horrificōrum horrificārum horrificōrum
Dative horrificō horrificae horrificō horrificīs horrificīs horrificīs
Accusative horrificum horrificam horrificum horrificōs horrificās horrifica
Ablative horrificō horrificā horrificō horrificīs horrificīs horrificīs
Vocative horrifice horrifica horrificum horrificī horrificae horrifica

Descendants

References

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