metus
Esperanto
Ido
Latin
Etymology
Unknown origin.
Pronunciation
- (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈme.tus/, [ˈmɛ.tʊs]
Declension
Fourth-declension noun.
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | metus | metūs |
| Genitive | metūs | metuum |
| Dative | metuī | metibus |
| Accusative | metum | metūs |
| Ablative | metū | metibus |
| Vocative | metus | metūs |
Derived terms
Derived terms
- metuō
- in metū sum (I am in fear)
- meticulōsus
- metum concipiō (I become afraid)
- metum habeō (I am afraid, I entertain fear)
References
- metus in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- metus in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
- metus in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Hachette
- Carl Meissner; Henry William Auden (1894) Latin Phrase-Book, London: Macmillan and Co.
- to be comprised under the term 'fear.: sub metum subiectum esse
- a man is paralysed with fear: metus aliquem exanimat (Mil. 24. 65)
- to grow pale with fear: exalbescere metu
- to be completely prostrated by fear: metu fractum et debilitatum, perculsum esse
- to recover from one's fright: a metu respirare (Cluent. 70. 200)
- to recover from one's fright: ex metu se recreare, se colligere
- to be comprised under the term 'fear.: sub metum subiectum esse
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