acidus
Latin
editEtymology
editFrom aceō (“I am sour”) + -idus.
Pronunciation
edit- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): /ˈa.ki.dus/, [ˈäkɪd̪ʊs̠]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ˈa.t͡ʃi.dus/, [ˈäːt͡ʃid̪us]
Adjective
editacidus (feminine acida, neuter acidum, comparative acidior, superlative acidissimus); first/second-declension adjective
- sour, tart, acid, bitter
- (of sound) harsh, grating, rough, shrill
- (figuratively) disagreeable, unpleasant; sharp, keen, pungent; sharp-tongued
Declension
editFirst/second-declension adjective.
Number | Singular | Plural | |||||
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Case / Gender | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter | |
Nominative | acidus | acida | acidum | acidī | acidae | acida | |
Genitive | acidī | acidae | acidī | acidōrum | acidārum | acidōrum | |
Dative | acidō | acidō | acidīs | ||||
Accusative | acidum | acidam | acidum | acidōs | acidās | acida | |
Ablative | acidō | acidā | acidō | acidīs | |||
Vocative | acide | acida | acidum | acidī | acidae | acida |
Derived terms
editDescendants
editReferences
edit- “acidus”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- “acidus”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
- acidus in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.