formido
Latin edit
Etymology edit
- Possibly from the root Proto-Indo-European *dʰer- (“to hold”) (the same of firmus), as the fear that makes one rigid.
- Alternatively cognate with Ancient Greek μόρμω (mórmō), with the same dissimilation *morm- > form- seen in formīca and possibly fōrma.
Pronunciation edit
- (Classical) IPA(key): /forˈmiː.doː/, [fɔrˈmiːd̪oː]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /forˈmi.do/, [forˈmiːd̪o]
Verb edit
formīdō (present infinitive formīdāre, perfect active formīdāvī, supine formīdātum); first conjugation
Conjugation edit
Derived terms edit
Noun edit
formīdō f (genitive formīdinis); third declension
Declension edit
Third-declension noun.
Case | Singular | Plural |
---|---|---|
Nominative | formīdō | formīdinēs |
Genitive | formīdinis | formīdinum |
Dative | formīdinī | formīdinibus |
Accusative | formīdinem | formīdinēs |
Ablative | formīdine | formīdinibus |
Vocative | formīdō | formīdinēs |
Derived terms edit
References edit
- “formido”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- “formido”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
- formido in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
- Carl Meißner, Henry William Auden (1894) Latin Phrase-Book[1], London: Macmillan and Co.
- superstitious fears; phantoms: formidines
- superstitious fears; phantoms: formidines
- Pokorny, Julius (1959) Indogermanisches etymologisches Wörterbuch [Indo-European Etymological Dictionary] (in German), volume 2, Bern, München: Francke Verlag, page 749