horrendus

Latin

Etymology

Future passive participle of horreō (“dread, be afraid of”).

Pronunciation
  • (Classical) IPA(key): /horˈren.dus/, [hɔrˈrɛn̪d̪ʊs̠]
  • (Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /orˈren.dus/, [orˈrɛn̪d̪us]

Adjective

horrendus (feminine horrenda, neuter horrendum); first/second-declension adjective

  1. horrible, horrendous

Declension

First/second-declension adjective.

Number Singular Plural
Case / Gender Masculine Feminine Neuter Masculine Feminine Neuter
Nominative horrendus horrenda horrendum horrendī horrendae horrenda
Genitive horrendī horrendae horrendī horrendōrum horrendārum horrendōrum
Dative horrendō horrendō horrendīs
Accusative horrendum horrendam horrendum horrendōs horrendās horrenda
Ablative horrendō horrendā horrendō horrendīs
Vocative horrende horrenda horrendum horrendī horrendae horrenda

Descendants
  • English: horrendous
  • Italian: orrendo
  • Portuguese: horrendo
  • Spanish: horrendo

References
  • “horrendus”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
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