Etymology
From Proto-Indo-European *tres-, extended form of Proto-Indo-European *ter-. Cognate with Avestan trərəsaiti, Ancient Greek τρέω (tréō), Old Irish tarrach, Lithuanian trišu, Latvian trisēt, Old Church Slavonic tręsǫ, Sanskrit त्रसति (trasati)
Pronunciation
Verb
present active terreō, present infinitive terrēre, perfect active terruī, supine territum.
- I frighten, terrify, alarm.
- I deter by terror, scare (away).
Inflection
| indicative |
singular |
plural |
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| first |
second |
third |
first |
second |
third |
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| active |
present |
terreō |
terrēs |
terret |
terrēmus |
terrētis |
terrent |
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| future |
terrēbō |
terrēbis |
terrēbit |
terrēbimus |
terrēbitis |
terrēbunt |
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| imperfect |
terrēbam |
terrēbās |
terrēbat |
terrēbāmus |
terrēbātis |
terrēbant |
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| perfect |
terruī |
terruistī |
terruit |
terruimus |
terruistis |
terruērunt |
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| future perfect |
terruerō |
terrueris |
terruerit |
terruerimus |
terrueritis |
terruerint |
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| pluperfect |
terrueram |
terruerās |
terruerat |
terruerāmus |
terruerātis |
terruerant |
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| passive |
present |
terreor |
terrēris |
terrētur |
terrēmur |
terrēminī |
terrentur |
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| future |
terrēbor |
terrēberis |
terrēbitur |
terrēbimur |
terrēbiminī |
terrēbuntur |
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| imperfect |
terrēbar |
terrēbāris |
terrēbātur |
terrēbāmur |
terrēbāminī |
terrēbantur |
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| perfect |
Use territus m, territa f, territum n followed by the present indicative of sum. |
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| future perfect |
Use territus m, territa f, territum n followed by the future indicative of sum. |
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| pluperfect |
Use territus m, territa f, territum n followed by the imperfect indicative of sum. |
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| subjunctive |
singular |
plural |
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| first |
second |
third |
first |
second |
third |
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| active |
present |
terream |
terreās |
terreat |
terreāmus |
terreātis |
terreant |
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| imperfect |
terrērem |
terrērēs |
terrēret |
terrērēmus |
terrērētis |
terrērent |
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| perfect |
terruerim |
terruerīs |
terruerit |
terruerīmus |
terruerītis |
terruerint |
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| pluperfect |
terruissem |
terruissēs |
terruisset |
terruissēmus |
terruissētis |
terruissent |
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| passive |
present |
terrear |
terreāris |
terreātur |
terreāmur |
terreāminī |
terreantur |
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| imperfect |
terrērer |
terrērēris |
terrērētur |
terrērēmur |
terrērēminī |
terrērentur |
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| perfect |
Use territus m, territa f, territum n followed by the present subjunctive of sum. |
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| pluperfect |
Use territus m, territa f, territum n followed by the imperfect subjunctive of sum. |
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| imperatives |
active |
passive |
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| present (you) |
future (you) |
future (he/she) |
present (you) |
future (you) |
future (he/she) |
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|
singular |
terrē |
terrētō |
terrētō |
terrēre |
terrētor |
terrētor |
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| plural |
terrēte |
terrētōte |
terrentō |
terrēminī |
— |
terrentor |
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|
present |
perfect |
future |
present |
perfect |
future |
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| infinitives |
terrēre |
terruisse |
territūrus esse |
terrērī |
territus esse |
territum īrī |
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| participles |
terrēns (terrentis) |
— |
territūrus-ra, -rum |
— |
territus-a, -um |
terrendus-nda, -ndum |
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Derived terms
Related terms
References
- terreo in Charlton T. Lewis & Charles Short, A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press, 1879