trepidus

trepidus

Latin

Etymology

    From Proto-Indo-European *trep- (“to tremble”) + -idus. Cognate with Russian трепа́ть (trepátʹ).

    Pronunciation

    Adjective

    trepidus (feminine trepida, neuter trepidum); first/second-declension adjective

    1. nervous, jumpy, agitated
    2. perilous, alarming
    3. fearful, trepidatious

    Declension

    First/second-declension adjective.

    singular plural
    masculine feminine neuter masculine feminine neuter
    nominative trepidus trepida trepidum trepidī trepidae trepida
    genitive trepidī trepidae trepidī trepidōrum trepidārum trepidōrum
    dative trepidō trepidae trepidō trepidīs
    accusative trepidum trepidam trepidum trepidōs trepidās trepida
    ablative trepidō trepidā trepidō trepidīs
    vocative trepide trepida trepidum trepidī trepidae trepida

    Derived terms

    Descendants

    • → English: trepid
    • → Italian: trepido
    • → Portuguese: trépido

    References

    • De Vaan, Michiel (2008), “trepidus”, in Etymological Dictionary of Latin and the other Italic Languages (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 7), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 628
    • “trepidus”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879), A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
    • “trepidus”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891), An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
    • “trepidus”, in Gaffiot, Félix (1934), Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
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