terrificus

Latin

Etymology

terreō +‎ -ficus

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /terˈri.fi.kus/, [t̪ɛrˈrɪfɪkʊs̠]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /terˈri.fi.kus/, [t̪erˈriːfikus]

Adjective

terrificus (feminine terrifica, neuter terrificum); first/second-declension adjective

1. terrible, terrifying

Declension

First/second-declension adjective.

	singular				plural
	masculine	feminine	neuter		masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	terrificus	terrifica	terrificum		terrificī	terrificae	terrifica
genitive	terrificī	terrificae	terrificī		terrificōrum	terrificārum	terrificōrum
dative	terrificō	terrificae	terrificō		terrificīs
accusative	terrificum	terrificam	terrificum		terrificōs	terrificās	terrifica
ablative	terrificō	terrificā	terrificō		terrificīs
vocative	terrifice	terrifica	terrificum		terrificī	terrificae	terrifica

References

• “terrificus”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• “terrificus”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
• terrificus in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.