adjectivefirst/second-declension adjective
fētidus
fētidus (feminine fētida, neuter fētidum)
Classical[ˈfeː.tɪ.dʊs]Ecclesiastical[ˈfɛː.ti.dus]
Meaning
- adjectivebad-smelling, foul, stinking
- adjectivefoul, disgusting
Declension
| form | masculine | feminine | neuter |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | fētidus | fētida faetida, foetida | fētidum faetidum, foetidum |
| genitive | fētidī faetidī, foetidī | fētidae faetidae, foetidae | fētidī faetidī, foetidī |
| dative | fētidō faetidō, foetidō | fētidae faetidae, foetidae | fētidō faetidō, foetidō |
| accusative | fētidum faetidum, foetidum | fētidam faetidam, foetidam | fētidum faetidum, foetidum |
| ablative | fētidō faetidō, foetidō | fētidā faetidā, foetidā | fētidō faetidō, foetidō |
| vocative | fētide faetide, foetide | fētida faetida, foetida | fētidum faetidum, foetidum |
| form | masculine | feminine | neuter |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | fētidī faetidī, foetidī | fētidae faetidae, foetidae | fētida faetida, foetida |
| genitive | fētidōrum faetidōrum, foetidōrum | fētidārum faetidārum, foetidārum | fētidōrum faetidōrum, foetidōrum |
| dative | fētidīs faetidīs, foetidīs | fētidīs faetidīs, foetidīs | fētidīs faetidīs, foetidīs |
| accusative | fētidōs faetidōs, foetidōs | fētidās faetidās, foetidās | fētida faetida, foetida |
| ablative | fētidīs faetidīs, foetidīs | fētidīs faetidīs, foetidīs | fētidīs faetidīs, foetidīs |
| vocative | fētidī faetidī, foetidī | fētidae faetidae, foetidae | fētida faetida, foetida |
fētĭdus (faet-, foet-), a, um, adj. feteo.
I. Prop., that has an ill smell, stinking, fetid:
anima fetida, Plaut. Merc. 3, 3, 13; cf.: cum isto ore fetido teterrimam nobis popinam inhalasses, Cic. Pis. 6, 13: corpus, Suet. Ner. 51: pisces, Plaut. Capt. 4, 2, 33.—Comp.: dejectiones, Cels. 3, 2.—II. Fig., foul, disgusting: libido, Prud. στεφ. 2, 245.—Of heresy (sup.):
fetidissimus fons, Cassiod. Hist. Eccl. 7, 11 fin.Charlton Lewis's shorter dictionary for students: the same scholarship in plain, modern definitions.
fētidus (foet-) adj.
FAV-, of an ill smell, stinking, fetid : os.
Origins
Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁-der. Proto-Italic *-iðos Latin -idus Latin fētidus From fēteō (“to stink”) + -idus.
Descendants
- Catalanfètid
- Englishfetid
- Frenchfétide
- Italianfetido
- Portuguesefétido
- Spanishfétido
- Tarantinofiezzo
In English words that came into English from fētidus
- fetidfētidus