terricrepus

Latin

Etymology

Only attested once in St. Augustine's Confessions; of uncertain meaning. Theorized by classicists to describe a loud, thunderous way of speaking that would intimidate or terrify others. From terreō +‎ crepō

Pronunciation

(Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /terˈri.kre.pus/, [t̪ɛrˈrɪkrɛpʊs̠]
(modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /terˈri.kre.pus/, [t̪erˈriːkrepus]

Adjective

terricrepus (feminine terricrepa, neuter terricrepum); first/second-declension adjective

(Late Latin, hapax) thunderous, frightening.
- 397 CE – 401 CE, Aurelius Augustinus Hipponensis, Confessions 8.2.3:
  Habet enim magnam laudem gratiae tuae confitendam tibi, quemadmodum ille doctissimus senex et omnium liberalium doctrinarum peritissimus quique philosophorum tam multa legerat et diiudicaverat, doctor tot nobilium senatorum, qui etiam ob insigne praeclari magisterii, quod cives huius mundi eximium putant, statuam Romano foro meruerat et acceperat, usque ad illam aetatem venerator idolorum sacrorumque sacrilegorum particeps, quibus tunc tota fere Romana nobilitas inflata spirabat, +popiliosiam+ et omnigenum deum monstra et Anubem latratorem, quae aliquando contra Neptunum et Venerem contraque Minervam tela tenuerant et a se victis iam Roma supplicabat, quae iste senex Victorinus tot annos ore terricrepo defensitaverat, non erubuerit esse puer Christi tui et infans fontis tui, subiecto collo ad humilitatis iugum et edomita fronte ad crucis opprobrium.

Declension

First/second-declension adjective.

	masculine	feminine	neuter	masculine	feminine	neuter
	singular			plural
nominative	terricrepus	terricrepa	terricrepum	terricrepī	terricrepae	terricrepa
genitive	terricrepī	terricrepae	terricrepī	terricrepōrum	terricrepārum	terricrepōrum
dative	terricrepō	terricrepae	terricrepō	terricrepīs
accusative	terricrepum	terricrepam	terricrepum	terricrepōs	terricrepās	terricrepa
ablative	terricrepō	terricrepā	terricrepō	terricrepīs
vocative	terricrepe	terricrepa	terricrepum	terricrepī	terricrepae	terricrepa