adjectivefirst/second-declension adjective
horridulus
horridulus (feminine horridula, neuter horridulum)
Classical[hɔrˈrɪ.dʊ.ɫʊs]Ecclesiastical[orˈriː.du.lus]
Meaning
- adjectiveprotruding, jutting out
- adjectiverugged, rough, unpolished
Declension
| form | masculine | feminine | neuter |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | horridulus | horridula | horridulum |
| genitive | horridulī | horridulae | horridulī |
| dative | horridulō | horridulae | horridulō |
| accusative | horridulum | horridulam | horridulum |
| ablative | horridulō | horridulā | horridulō |
| vocative | horridule | horridula | horridulum |
| form | masculine | feminine | neuter |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | horridulī | horridulae | horridula |
| genitive | horridulōrum | horridulārum | horridulōrum |
| dative | horridulīs | horridulīs | horridulīs |
| accusative | horridulōs | horridulās | horridula |
| ablative | horridulīs | horridulīs | horridulīs |
| vocative | horridulī | horridulae | horridula |
horrĭdŭlus, a, um,
I. adj. dim. [horridus], standing up, projecting forth, protuberant; rough, rugged, rude.
I. Lit.:
papillae, Plaut. Ps. 1, 1, 66: caput ungunt horridulum, Lucil. ap. Non. 423, 1: puer, Mart. 10, 98, 9: comes, shabby, poor, Pers. 1, 54. —II. Trop., of discourse or style, rude, rough, unpolished, simple, unadorned:
tua illa horridula mihi atque incomta visa sunt, Cic. Att. 2, 1, 1: orationes Catonis, id. Or. 45, 152: horridula ejus verba et rudia flosculos Tullianos appellans, Amm. 29, 1, 11.Charlton Lewis's shorter dictionary for students: the same scholarship in plain, modern definitions.
horridulus adj. dim.
horridus, roughish, rugged, rude .—Of style: tua illa horridula mihi visa sunt: orationes Catonis.
Origins
Proto-Indo-European *-lós Proto-Indo-European *-elós Proto-Italic *-elos Latin -ulus Latin horridulus From horridus (“rough”) + -ulus.