LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
verbfirst conjugation, no passive, no perfect or supine stems

horripilō

horripilō (present infinitive horripilāre)
Classical[hɔrˈrɪ.pɪ.ɫoː]Ecclesiastical[orˈriː.pi.lo]

Meaning

  1. Late Latinintransitiveto bristle with hairs, to be shaggy

Conjugation conjugation 1 perfect

active indicative
formpresentimperfectfutureperfectpluperfectfut. perfect
1st sg.horripilōhorripilābamhorripilābō———
2nd sg.horripilāshorripilābāshorripilābis———
3rd sg.horripilathorripilābathorripilābit———
1st pl.horripilāmushorripilābāmushorripilābimus———
2nd pl.horripilātishorripilābātishorripilābitis———
3rd pl.horripilanthorripilābanthorripilābunt———
active subjunctive
active subjunctive
formpresentimperfectperfectpluperfect
1st sg.horripilemhorripilārem——
2nd sg.horripilēshorripilārēs——
3rd sg.horripilethorripilāret——
1st pl.horripilēmushorripilārēmus——
2nd pl.horripilētishorripilārētis——
3rd pl.horripilenthorripilārent——
imperative
imperative
formactivepassive
pres. 2nd sg.horripilā—
pres. 2nd pl.horripilāte—
fut. 2nd sg.horripilātō—
fut. 3rd sg.horripilātō—
fut. 2nd pl.horripilātōte—
fut. 3rd pl.horripilantō—
infinitives & participles
infinitives & participles
formactivepassive
present infinitivehorripilāre—
present participlehorripilāns—
gerundhorripilandī, horripilandō, horripilandum

horrĭpĭlo, āre, v. n. horreo-pilus,
I. to bristle with hairs, be shaggy (post-class.): aures immodicis horripilant auctibus, App. M. 3, p. 140: horripilo ὀρθοτριχάω, horripilatur ὀρθοτριχεῖ, Gloss. Philox.

Origins

Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰers-der. Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰr̥s-éh₁-(ye)-ti Proto-Italic *horzēō Latin horreō Proto-Indo-European *pil-? Latin pilus Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂yéti Proto-Indo-European *-h₂tiinflu. Proto-Italic *-ājō Proto-Italic *-āō Latin -ō Latin horripilo Derived from horreō (“to stand erect”) + pilus (“hair”) + -ō (1ˢᵗ-conjugation verbal suffix).

Descendants
  • Englishhorripilate
  • Frenchhorripiler
  • Italianorripilare
  • Portuguesearrepiar
  • Portuguesehorripilar
  • Spanishhorripilar
  • Galicianarrepiar

Quick answers

What does horripilō mean in Latin?
horripilō, a verb, means “to bristle with hairs, to be shaggy”.
What are the principal parts of horripilō?
horripilō, horripilāre (first conjugation, no passive, no perfect or supine stems).
How do you pronounce horripilō?
In classical Latin, [hɔrˈrɪ.pɪ.ɫoː]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [orˈriː.pi.lo].