horribilis

Latin

Etymology

From horreō (I stand on end, move shakily) + -bilis.

Pronunciation

Adjective

horribilis (neuter horribile, comparative horribilior, superlative horribilissimus, adverb horribiliter); third-declension two-termination adjective

  1. horrible, terrible, dreadful, fearful
    Synonyms: terribilis, īnfandus

Declension

Third-declension two-termination adjective.

Number Singular Plural
Case / Gender Masc./Fem. Neuter Masc./Fem. Neuter
Nominative horribilis horribile horribilēs horribilia
Genitive horribilis horribilium
Dative horribilī horribilibus
Accusative horribilem horribile horribilēs
horribilīs
horribilia
Ablative horribilī horribilibus
Vocative horribilis horribile horribilēs horribilia

Derived terms

Descendants

References

  • horribilis”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • horribilis”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
  • horribilis in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition with additions by D. P. Carpenterius, Adelungius and others, edited by Léopold Favre, 1883–1887)
  • horribilis in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
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