Latin edit

Etymology edit

terreō +‎ -ficus

Pronunciation edit

Adjective edit

terrificus (feminine terrifica, neuter terrificum); first/second-declension adjective

  1. terrible, terrifying

Declension edit

First/second-declension adjective.

Number Singular Plural
Case / Gender Masculine Feminine Neuter Masculine Feminine Neuter
Nominative terrificus terrifica terrificum terrificī terrificae terrifica
Genitive terrificī terrificae terrificī terrificōrum terrificārum terrificōrum
Dative terrificō terrificō terrificīs
Accusative terrificum terrificam terrificum terrificōs terrificās terrifica
Ablative terrificō terrificā terrificō terrificīs
Vocative terrifice terrifica terrificum terrificī terrificae terrifica

References edit

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