fetid

See also: fètid

English

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Etymology

Borrowed from Latin fētidus (“having offensive odour”), originally fēteō (“to stink”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈfɛtɪd/
    • Audio (Southern England)(file)
  • Rhymes: -ɛtɪd

Adjective

fetid (comparative more fetid, superlative most fetid)

  1. Foul-smelling, stinking.
    I caught the fetid odor of dirty socks.

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Noun

fetid (plural fetids)

  1. (rare) The foul-smelling asafoetida plant, or its extracts.

Romanian

Etymology

Borrowed from French fétide, from Latin foetidus.

Adjective

fetid m or n (feminine singular fetidă, masculine plural fetizi, feminine and neuter plural fetide)

  1. fetid

Declension
Declension of fetid
singular plural
masculine neuter feminine masculine neuter feminine
nominative/
accusative 		indefinite fetid fetidă fetizi fetide
definite fetidul fetida fetizii fetidele
genitive/
dative 		indefinite fetid fetide fetizi fetide
definite fetidului fetidei fetizilor fetidelor
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