ridiculus

Latin

Etymology

From rīdeō (“laugh; mock”).

Pronunciation

• (Classical) IPA: /riːˈdi.ku.lus/

Adjective

rīdiculus m (feminine rīdicula, neuter rīdiculum); first/second declension

1. laughable, funny, amusing
2. silly, absurd, ridiculous

Inflection

Number	Singular				Plural
Case \ Gender	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter		Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
nominative	rīdiculus	rīdicula	rīdiculum		rīdiculī	rīdiculae	rīdicula
genitive	rīdiculī	rīdiculae	rīdiculī		rīdiculōrum	rīdiculārum	rīdiculōrum
dative	rīdiculō	rīdiculae	rīdiculō		rīdiculīs	rīdiculīs	rīdiculīs
accusative	rīdiculum	rīdiculam	rīdiculum		rīdiculōs	rīdiculās	rīdicula
ablative	rīdiculō	rīdiculā	rīdiculō		rīdiculīs	rīdiculīs	rīdiculīs
vocative	rīdicule	rīdicula	rīdiculum		rīdiculī	rīdiculae	rīdicula

Synonyms

• (laughable): rīdiculārius

Derived terms

• perrīdiculus
• rīdiculārius
• rīdiculē
• rīdiculōsus
• rīdiculum

Related terms

• rīdeō

Descendants

• English: ridiculous, ridicule
• French: ridicule
• Italian: ridicolo
• Sicilian: ridìculu