LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
adjectivefirst/second-declension adjective

rancidus

rancidus (feminine rancida, neuter rancidum)
Classical[ˈraŋ.kɪ.dʊs]Ecclesiastical[ˈran̠ʲ.t͡ʃi.dus]

Meaning

  1. adjectiverancid, rank, stinking
  2. adjectivedisgusting, loathsome, offensive

Declension

singular
formmasculinefeminineneuter
nominativerancidusrancidarancidum
genitiverancidīrancidaerancidī
dativerancidōrancidaerancidō
accusativerancidumrancidamrancidum
ablativerancidōrancidārancidō
vocativeranciderancidarancidum
plural
formmasculinefeminineneuter
nominativerancidīrancidaerancida
genitiverancidōrumrancidārumrancidōrum
dativerancidīsrancidīsrancidīs
accusativerancidōsrancidāsrancida
ablativerancidīsrancidīsrancidīs
vocativerancidīrancidaerancida

rancĭdus, a, um, adj. ranceo, rancens,
I. stinking, rank, rancid.
I. Lit.: cadavera, Lucr. 6, 1155: aper, Hor. S. 2, 2, 89.—
II. Trop., disgusting, loathsome, offensive: aspectus, Plin. 22, 22, 46, § 92.—Comp.: quid rancidius, quam, etc., Juv. 6, 185. — Sup. does not occur.— Adv.: rancĭdē, nauseously, disgustingly: ficta verba, Gell. 18, 11, 2; 18, 8, 1.

Origins

Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁-der. Proto-Italic *-iðos Latin -idus Latin rancidus From ranceō + -idus.

Borrowings
  • Englishrancid
  • Frenchrancefrom Middle French rance
  • Germanranzigfrom Middle French rance
  • Portugueserâncido
  • Dutchransfrom Middle French rance
  • Dutchranzigfrom Middle French rance
Italo-Dalmatian
  • Italianrancido
  • Italianrancio
  • Dalmatianrancetiv
  • Neapolitanranceto
  • Calabriangrancitufrom Sicilian rancitu
  • Venetangranzio
Ibero-Romance
  • Portugueserançofrom Old Galician-Portuguese ranço
  • Spanishrancio
  • Galicianranciofrom Old Galician-Portuguese ranço
Balkano-Romance
  • Romanianrânced
Southern Gallo-Romance
  • Catalanranci
  • Old Occitanransa
Insular Romance
  • Sardinianranchidu
Rhaeto-Romance
  • Friulianrangid
Gallo-Italic
  • Lombardrans
  • Piedmonteseransi
  • Piedmonteseranss
Elsewhere
  • Vulgar Latin*rancicus

In English words that came into English from rancidus

  • rancidrancidus

Quick answers

What does rancidus mean in Latin?
rancidus, a adjective, means “rancid, rank, stinking; disgusting, loathsome, offensive”.
How do you pronounce rancidus?
In classical Latin, [ˈraŋ.kɪ.dʊs]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [ˈran̠ʲ.t͡ʃi.dus].