rabidus

Latin

Etymology

From rabiō (“to rave, be mad”) +‎ -idus.

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /ˈra.bi.dus/, [ˈräbɪd̪ʊs̠]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈra.bi.dus/, [ˈräːbid̪us]

Adjective

rabidus (feminine rabida, neuter rabidum); first/second-declension adjective

1. raving, rabid, furious, savage, fierce
2. impulsive, passionate, impetuous

Declension

First/second-declension adjective.

Number	Singular				Plural
Case / Gender	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter		Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	rabidus	rabida	rabidum		rabidī	rabidae	rabida
Genitive	rabidī	rabidae	rabidī		rabidōrum	rabidārum	rabidōrum
Dative	rabidō		rabidō		rabidīs
Accusative	rabidum	rabidam	rabidum		rabidōs	rabidās	rabida
Ablative	rabidō	rabidā	rabidō		rabidīs
Vocative	rabide	rabida	rabidum		rabidī	rabidae	rabida

Related terms

• rabidē
• rabies
• rabiō
• rabiōsē
• rabiōsulus
• rabiōsus
• rabula
• rabulātus

Descendants

• → English: rabid
• Italian: rabido
• Portuguese: rábido
• Spanish: rábido
• Translingual: Rabidosa rabida

References

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