adjectivefirst/second-declension adjective
perrīdiculus
perrīdiculus (feminine perrīdicula, neuter perrīdiculum, adverb perrīdiculē)
Classical[pɛr.riːˈdɪ.kʊ.ɫʊs]Ecclesiastical[per.riˈdiː.ku.lus]
Meaning
- adjectivevery ridiculous or hilarious
Declension
| form | masculine | feminine | neuter |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | perrīdiculus | perrīdicula | perrīdiculum |
| genitive | perrīdiculī | perrīdiculae | perrīdiculī |
| dative | perrīdiculō | perrīdiculae | perrīdiculō |
| accusative | perrīdiculum | perrīdiculam | perrīdiculum |
| ablative | perrīdiculō | perrīdiculā | perrīdiculō |
| vocative | perrīdicule | perrīdicula | perrīdiculum |
| form | masculine | feminine | neuter |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | perrīdiculī | perrīdiculae | perrīdicula |
| genitive | perrīdiculōrum | perrīdiculārum | perrīdiculōrum |
| dative | perrīdiculīs | perrīdiculīs | perrīdiculīs |
| accusative | perrīdiculōs | perrīdiculās | perrīdicula |
| ablative | perrīdiculīs | perrīdiculīs | perrīdiculīs |
| vocative | perrīdiculī | perrīdiculae | perrīdicula |
per-rīdĭcŭlus, a, um, adj.,
I. very laughable, very ridiculous:
doctrina, Cic. de Or. 2, 19, 77; Val. Max. 9, 12, 8.—Adv.: perrī-dĭcŭlē, very laughably, very ridiculously, Cic. de Or. 2, 59, 239: perridicule homines augurabantur, Cic. Verr. 2, 2, 6, § 18 Zumpt, N. cr.Charlton Lewis's shorter dictionary for students: the same scholarship in plain, modern definitions.
per-rīdiculus adj.,
very laughable, highly absurd: doctrina.
Origins
From per (“through”) + rīdiculus (“absurd, ridiculous”), from rīdeō (“to laugh; mock”).