Latin edit

Etymology edit

From per (through) + rīdiculus (absurd, ridiculous), from rīdeō (to laugh; mock).

Pronunciation edit

Adjective edit

perrīdiculus (feminine perrīdicula, neuter perrīdiculum, adverb perrīdiculē); first/second-declension adjective

  1. very ridiculous or hilarious

Declension edit

First/second-declension adjective.

Number Singular Plural
Case / Gender Masculine Feminine Neuter Masculine Feminine Neuter
Nominative perrīdiculus perrīdicula perrīdiculum perrīdiculī perrīdiculae perrīdicula
Genitive perrīdiculī perrīdiculae perrīdiculī perrīdiculōrum perrīdiculārum perrīdiculōrum
Dative perrīdiculō perrīdiculō perrīdiculīs
Accusative perrīdiculum perrīdiculam perrīdiculum perrīdiculōs perrīdiculās perrīdicula
Ablative perrīdiculō perrīdiculā perrīdiculō perrīdiculīs
Vocative perrīdicule perrīdicula perrīdiculum perrīdiculī perrīdiculae perrīdicula

Derived terms edit

References edit

  • perridiculus”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • perridiculus”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
  • perridiculus in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
  • perridiculus in Ramminger, Johann (2016 July 16 (last accessed)) Neulateinische Wortliste: Ein Wörterbuch des Lateinischen von Petrarca bis 1700[1], pre-publication website, 2005-2016