adjectivefirst/second-declension adjective
expavidus
expavidus (feminine expavida, neuter expavidum)
Classical[ɛkˈspa.wɪ.dʊs]Ecclesiastical[ekˈspaː.vi.dus]
Meaning
- adjectiveamazed, shocked
Tali petulantia mulieris atque pecuniae magnitudine ictus expavidusque Demosthenes avertitur
1927 translation by J. C. Rolfe Amazed and shocked at the woman’s great impudence and the vast sum of money demanded, Demosthenes turned awayc. 177 CE, Aulus Gellius, Noctes Atticae 1.8.6
Declension
| form | masculine | feminine | neuter |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | expavidus | expavida | expavidum |
| genitive | expavidī | expavidae | expavidī |
| dative | expavidō | expavidae | expavidō |
| accusative | expavidum | expavidam | expavidum |
| ablative | expavidō | expavidā | expavidō |
| vocative | expavide | expavida | expavidum |
| form | masculine | feminine | neuter |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | expavidī | expavidae | expavida |
| genitive | expavidōrum | expavidārum | expavidōrum |
| dative | expavidīs | expavidīs | expavidīs |
| accusative | expavidōs | expavidās | expavida |
| ablative | expavidīs | expavidīs | expavidīs |
| vocative | expavidī | expavidae | expavida |
ex-păvĭdus, a, um, adj.,
I. terrified greatly:
pecuniae magnitudine ictus expavidusque, Gell. 1, 8, 6.Origins
- Proto-Indo-European*h₁éǵʰs
- Proto-Italic*eks
- Latinexpavidus
Latin ex- Latin pavidus Latin expavidus From ex- (intensifying prefix) + pavidus (“trembling”, “quaking”, “fearful”, “terrified”, “alarmed”).