atrox
Latin edit
Etymology edit
From Proto-Indo-European *h₂eh₁tro-h₃kʷs (“having the appearance of fire”), from *h₂eh₁tro-, thematicized form of *h₂eh₁ter- (“fire”) (whence āter), + *h₃ekʷ- (“eye; to see”) (whence oculus). The first root also gives the cognates Avestan 𐬁𐬙𐬀𐬭𐬱 (ātarš, “fire”), Umbrian 𐌀𐌈𐌓𐌖 (aθru), Oscan 𐌀𐌀𐌃𐌝𐌓𐌉𐌉𐌔 (aadíriis), Irish áith (“kiln”).
Pronunciation edit
- (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈa.troːks/, [ˈät̪roːks̠]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ˈa.troks/, [ˈäːt̪roks]
Adjective edit
atrōx (genitive atrōcis, comparative atrōcior, superlative atrōcissimus, adverb atrōciter); third-declension one-termination adjective
- fierce, savage, bloody
- Synonyms: trux, ferōx, violēns, immānis, efferus, ferus, crūdēlis, barbaricus, silvāticus, ācer, sevērus, acerbus
- Antonyms: misericors, mītis, tranquillus, placidus, quietus, clemens
- heinous, cruel, severe
- terrible, frightening, dreadful
Declension edit
Third-declension one-termination adjective.
| Number | Singular | Plural | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Case / Gender | Masc./Fem. | Neuter | Masc./Fem. | Neuter | |
| Nominative | atrōx | atrōcēs | atrōcia | ||
| Genitive | atrōcis | atrōcium | |||
| Dative | atrōcī | atrōcibus | |||
| Accusative | atrōcem | atrōx | atrōcēs | atrōcia | |
| Ablative | atrōcī | atrōcibus | |||
| Vocative | atrōx | atrōcēs | atrōcia | ||
Derived terms edit
Descendants edit
References edit
- “atrox”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- “atrox”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
- atrox in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
- Carl Meißner, Henry William Auden (1894) Latin Phrase-Book[1], London: Macmillan and Co.
- a bloody battle: proelium cruentum, atrox
- a bloody battle: proelium cruentum, atrox