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horribile auditu

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English

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Etymology

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From Dutch horribile auditu, from Latin horribile audītū (literally horrible to hear).

Pronunciation

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  • (Received Pronunciation) enPR: hŏrĭbʹĭlā oudēʹto͞o, hŏrĭbʹĭlā ôdēʹto͞o, IPA(key): /hɒˈɹɪbɪleɪ aʊˈdiːtuː/, /hɒˈɹɪbɪleɪ ɔːˈdiːtuː/

Adverb

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horribile auditu (not comparable)

  1. Horrible to hear.

Translations

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Dutch

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Etymology

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From Latin horribile audītū (literally horrible to hear).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ɦɔˈrɪbɪlɛ ɑu̯ˈdiːtuː/, /ɦɔˈrɪbɪlɛ ɑu̯ˈdiːtyː/

Adverb

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horribile auditu

  1. horribile auditu (horrible to hear)
    • 1860 May, Eduard Douwes Dekker [pseud. Multatuli], Max Havelaar; of, De Koffij-veilingen der Nederlandsche Handel-Maatschappij, volume I, Amsterdam: Joost de Ruyter, chapter ix: “Vervolg van het opstel van Stern”, page 155:
      Ik verbeeld mij dat uwe vrouw vraagt : Is er nog al wat aan dat boek?” En gij zegt bij voorbeeld — horribile auditu voor mij, — met de woordenrijkheid, die eigen is aan gehuwde mannen : [¶] — Hm.... zóó.... ik weet nog niet.”
      I imagine that your wife asks, “ What do you think of that book ?” And you say, for instance — [horribile auditu to me] — with the pomp of diction peculiar to married men — [¶] “ Humph ! so-so. — I don’t know yet.”
      1868 translation by Alphonse Johan Bernard Horstmar Nahuÿs

Descendants

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  • English: horribile auditu
  • French: horribile auditu

French

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Etymology

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From Dutch horribile auditu, from Latin horribile audītū (literally horrible to hear).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ɔ.ʁi.bi.le a.y.di.ty/
  • Audio (Northern):(file)
  • Audio (Vosges):(file)

Adverb

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horribile auditu

  1. horribile auditu (horrible to hear)

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