horridus

Latin

Etymology

From horreō (“to stand on end, shiver”) +‎ -idus.

Pronunciation
  • (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈhor.ri.dus/, [ˈhɔr.rɪ.dʊs]

Adjective

horridus (feminine horrida, neuter horridum, comparative horridior); first/second-declension adjective

  1. rough, bristly, shaggy
  2. rude, rough, uncouth
  3. dreadful, horrid, frightful

Declension

First/second-declension adjective.

Number Singular Plural
Case / Gender Masculine Feminine Neuter Masculine Feminine Neuter
Nominative horridus horrida horridum horridī horridae horrida
Genitive horridī horridae horridī horridōrum horridārum horridōrum
Dative horridō horridō horridīs
Accusative horridum horridam horridum horridōs horridās horrida
Ablative horridō horridā horridō horridīs
Vocative horride horrida horridum horridī horridae horrida

Derived terms
  • horridulus

Descendants
  • English: horrid (borrowed), ordure
  • Catalan: hòrrid (borrowed)
  • French: ordure
  • Italian: orrido (borrowed), ordo
  • Old Catalan: hòrreu, horresa

References
  • horridus in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • horridus in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
  • horridus in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Hachette
  • Carl Meissner; Henry William Auden (1894) Latin Phrase-Book‎, London: Macmillan and Co.
    • well-ordered, well-brushed hair: capilli compti, compositi (opp. horridi)
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