pavidus

pavidus

Latin

Etymology

Etymology tree
Latin paveō
Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁-der.
Proto-Italic *-iðos
Latin -idus
Latin pavidus

    From paveō + -idus.

    Pronunciation

    Adjective

    pavidus (feminine pavida, neuter pavidum); first/second-declension adjective

    1. trembling, quaking, fearful, terrified, alarmed
      Synonym: timidus
      Antonyms: audāx, audēns, prōmptus, bellicus
    2. timid, timorous, shy

    Declension

    First/second-declension adjective.

    singular plural
    masculine feminine neuter masculine feminine neuter
    nominative pavidus pavida pavidum pavidī pavidae pavida
    genitive pavidī pavidae pavidī pavidōrum pavidārum pavidōrum
    dative pavidō pavidae pavidō pavidīs
    accusative pavidum pavidam pavidum pavidōs pavidās pavida
    ablative pavidō pavidā pavidō pavidīs
    vocative pavide pavida pavidum pavidī pavidae pavida

    Descendants

    • → Catalan: pàvid
    • → English: pavid
    • → Italian: pavido
    • → Portuguese: pávido
    • → Spanish: pávido

    References

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