LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
adjectivefirst/second-declension adjective

terricrepus

terricrepus (feminine terricrepa, neuter terricrepum)
Classical[tɛrˈrɪ.krɛ.pʊs]Ecclesiastical[terˈriː.kre.pus]

Meaning

  1. Late Latinadjectivethunderous, frightening.

Declension

singular
formmasculinefeminineneuter
nominativeterricrepusterricrepaterricrepum
genitiveterricrepīterricrepaeterricrepī
dativeterricrepōterricrepaeterricrepō
accusativeterricrepumterricrepamterricrepum
ablativeterricrepōterricrepāterricrepō
vocativeterricrepeterricrepaterricrepum
plural
formmasculinefeminineneuter
nominativeterricrepīterricrepaeterricrepa
genitiveterricrepōrumterricrepārumterricrepōrum
dativeterricrepīsterricrepīsterricrepīs
accusativeterricrepōsterricrepāsterricrepa
ablativeterricrepīsterricrepīsterricrepīs
vocativeterricrepīterricrepaeterricrepa

terrĭcrĕpus, a, um, adj. terror-crepo,
I. frightfully thundering, Aug. Conf. 8, 2.

Origins

Only attested once in St. Augustine's Confessions; of uncertain meaning. Theorized by classicists to describe a loud, thunderous way of speaking that would intimidate or terrify others. From terreō + crepō

Quick answers

What does terricrepus mean in Latin?
terricrepus, a adjective, means “thunderous, frightening.”.
How do you pronounce terricrepus?
In classical Latin, [tɛrˈrɪ.krɛ.pʊs]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [terˈriː.kre.pus].