Latin edit

Etymology edit

From formīdō (to fear, dread) +‎ -bilis.

Pronunciation edit

Adjective edit

formīdābilis (neuter formīdābile); third-declension two-termination adjective

  1. Causing or inspiring fear, terrible, frightening, formidable.

Declension edit

Third-declension two-termination adjective.

Number Singular Plural
Case / Gender Masc./Fem. Neuter Masc./Fem. Neuter
Nominative formīdābilis formīdābile formīdābilēs formīdābilia
Genitive formīdābilis formīdābilium
Dative formīdābilī formīdābilibus
Accusative formīdābilem formīdābile formīdābilēs
formīdābilīs
formīdābilia
Ablative formīdābilī formīdābilibus
Vocative formīdābilis formīdābile formīdābilēs formīdābilia

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References edit

  • formidabilis”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • formidabilis”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
  • formidabilis in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.