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taeter

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See also: Täter

Latin

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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Uncertain. Perhaps from *taed-ro-; see taedeō.

Pronunciation

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Adjective

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taeter (feminine taetra, neuter taetrum, comparative taetrior, superlative taeterrimus); first/second-declension adjective (nominative masculine singular in -er)

  1. foul, noisome, disgusting (smell)
  2. offensive, revolting, foul
  3. shocking, hideous, loathsome

Declension

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First/second-declension adjective (nominative masculine singular in -er).

singular plural
masculine feminine neuter masculine feminine neuter
nominative taeter taetra taetrum taetrī taetrae taetra
genitive taetrī taetrae taetrī taetrōrum taetrārum taetrōrum
dative taetrō taetrae taetrō taetrīs
accusative taetrum taetram taetrum taetrōs taetrās taetra
ablative taetrō taetrā taetrō taetrīs
vocative taeter taetra taetrum taetrī taetrae taetra

Synonyms

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Descendants

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  • Italian: tetro
  • Portuguese: tetro
  • Spanish: tetro

References

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  • taeter”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • taeter”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
  • taeter in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
  • Sihler, Andrew L. (1995) New Comparative Grammar of Greek and Latin, Oxford, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, § 223.5