risus

See also: rīsus

Latin

Etymology

Perfect passive participle of rīdeō (“laugh”).

Pronunciation
  • (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈriː.sus/, [ˈriː.sʊs]

Participle

rīsus m (feminine rīsa, neuter rīsum); first/second declension

  1. laughed at, ridiculed, mocked, having been ridiculed

Inflection

First/second declension.

Number Singular Plural
Case / Gender Masculine Feminine Neuter Masculine Feminine Neuter
Nominative rīsus rīsa rīsum rīsī rīsae rīsa
Genitive rīsī rīsae rīsī rīsōrum rīsārum rīsōrum
Dative rīsō rīsō rīsīs
Accusative rīsum rīsam rīsum rīsōs rīsās rīsa
Ablative rīsō rīsā rīsō rīsīs
Vocative rīse rīsa rīsum rīsī rīsae rīsa

Noun

rīsus m (genitive rīsūs); fourth declension

  1. laughter, laughing
  2. mockery, jest
  3. smile

Usage notes
  • Often used with "movere" (risum movere) to mean "make [someone] laugh".

Inflection

Fourth declension.

Case Singular Plural
Nominative rīsus rīsūs
Genitive rīsūs rīsuum
Dative rīsuī rīsibus
Accusative rīsum rīsūs
Ablative rīsū rīsibus
Vocative rīsus rīsūs
  • rīsitō
  • rīsor

Descendants

References
  • risus in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • risus in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
  • risus in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition, 1883–1887)
  • risus in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Hachette
  • Carl Meissner; Henry William Auden (1894) Latin Phrase-Book‎, London: Macmillan and Co.
    • to begin to laugh: risum edere, tollere
    • to raise a laugh: risum movere, concitare
    • to make a person laugh: risum elicere (more strongly excutere) alicui
    • to try and raise a laugh: risum captare
    • to be scarcely able to restrain one's laughter: risum tenere vix posse
    • to be scarcely able to restrain one's laughter: risum aegre continere posse
    • to make a thing ridiculous, turn it into a joke: aliquid in risum vertere
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