terribilis

Latin

Etymology

From terreō (“I frighten, terrify, alarm; I deter by terror, scare (away)”) +‎ -bilis.

Pronunciation
  • (Classical) IPA(key): /terˈri.bi.lis/, [t̪ɛrˈrɪbɪlʲɪs̠]
  • (Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /terˈri.bi.lis/, [t̪erˈriːbilis]

Adjective

terribilis (neuter terribile, comparative terribilior, adverb terribiliter); third-declension two-termination adjective

  1. frightful, dreadful, terrible, horrible
    Synonyms: horribilis, īnfandus

Declension

Third-declension two-termination adjective.

Number Singular Plural
Case / Gender Masc./Fem. Neuter Masc./Fem. Neuter
Nominative terribilis terribile terribilēs terribilia
Genitive terribilis terribilium
Dative terribilī terribilibus
Accusative terribilem terribile terribilēs
terribilīs		 terribilia
Ablative terribilī terribilibus
Vocative terribilis terribile terribilēs terribilia

Descendants
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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