LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
adjectivefirst/second-declension adjective

dērīdiculus

dērīdiculus (feminine dērīdicula, neuter dērīdiculum)
Classical[deː.riːˈdɪ.kʊ.ɫʊs]Ecclesiastical[de.riˈdiː.ku.lus]

Meaning

  1. adjectivevery laughable, ridiculous

Declension

singular
formmasculinefeminineneuter
nominativedērīdiculusdērīdiculadērīdiculum
genitivedērīdiculīdērīdiculaedērīdiculī
dativedērīdiculōdērīdiculaedērīdiculō
accusativedērīdiculumdērīdiculamdērīdiculum
ablativedērīdiculōdērīdiculādērīdiculō
vocativedērīdiculedērīdiculadērīdiculum
plural
formmasculinefeminineneuter
nominativedērīdiculīdērīdiculaedērīdicula
genitivedērīdiculōrumdērīdiculārumdērīdiculōrum
dativedērīdiculīsdērīdiculīsdērīdiculīs
accusativedērīdiculōsdērīdiculāsdērīdicula
ablativedērīdiculīsdērīdiculīsdērīdiculīs
vocativedērīdiculīdērīdiculaedērīdicula

dērīdĭcŭlus, a, um, adj. derideo,
I. very laughable, ridiculous (not in Cic. and Caes.): is deridiculu 'st omnibus, Plaut. Mil. 2, 1, 14: pueri, Gell. 13, 30, 9: versus, id. 12, 2, 3: quod est deridiculum, Varr. R. R. 1, 18, 5; so Liv. 39, 26.—And subst.: dērīdĭcŭ-lum, i, n., ridicule (subject.), or (object.) a mockery, game, an object of derision: quid tu me deridiculi gratia sic salutas? Plaut. Am. 2, 2, 50; id. Ps. 4, 5, 7; cf. Tac. A. 6, 2: deridiculo esse, id. ib. 3, 57: deridiculo corporis despiciendus, deformity, absurdity, id. ib. 12, 49: deridiculo haberi, a laughingstock, Ap. Flor. 1, no. 3, p. 341, 33.—In plur.: quod evenit usque ad deridicula quaedam, in some cases to an absurd extent, Quint. 1, 8, 21.

Origins

  1. Proto-Indo-European*de
  2. Proto-Indo-European*déh₁
  3. Proto-Italic*dē
  4. Latindērīdiculus

Latin dē- Latin rīdiculus Latin dērīdiculus From dē- + rīdiculus (“laughable, silly”).

Quick answers

What does dērīdiculus mean in Latin?
dērīdiculus, a adjective, means “very laughable, ridiculous”.
How do you pronounce dērīdiculus?
In classical Latin, [deː.riːˈdɪ.kʊ.ɫʊs]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [de.riˈdiː.ku.lus].
Where does dērīdiculus come from?
Proto-Indo-European *de → Proto-Indo-European *déh₁ → Proto-Italic *dē → Latin dērīdiculus.