perridiculus

Latin

Etymology

From per (“through”) + rīdiculus (“absurd, ridiculous”), from rīdeō (“to laugh; mock”).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /per.riːˈdi.ku.lus/, [pɛrːiːˈd̪ɪkʊɫ̪ʊs̠]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /per.riˈdi.ku.lus/, [perːiˈd̪iːkulus]

Adjective

perrīdiculus (feminine perrīdicula, neuter perrīdiculum, adverb perrīdiculē); first/second-declension adjective

1. very ridiculous or hilarious

Declension

First/second-declension adjective.

Number	Singular				Plural
Case / Gender	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter		Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	perrīdiculus	perrīdicula	perrīdiculum		perrīdiculī	perrīdiculae	perrīdicula
Genitive	perrīdiculī	perrīdiculae	perrīdiculī		perrīdiculōrum	perrīdiculārum	perrīdiculōrum
Dative	perrīdiculō		perrīdiculō		perrīdiculīs
Accusative	perrīdiculum	perrīdiculam	perrīdiculum		perrīdiculōs	perrīdiculās	perrīdicula
Ablative	perrīdiculō	perrīdiculā	perrīdiculō		perrīdiculīs
Vocative	perrīdicule	perrīdicula	perrīdiculum		perrīdiculī	perrīdiculae	perrīdicula

Derived terms

• perrīdiculē

References

• “perridiculus”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• “perridiculus”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
• perridiculus in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
• perridiculus in Ramminger, Johann (2016 July 16 (last accessed)) Neulateinische Wortliste: Ein Wörterbuch des Lateinischen von Petrarca bis 1700‎^[1], pre-publication website, 2005-2016