LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
adjectivefirst/second-declension adjective

terrificus

terrificus (feminine terrifica, neuter terrificum)
Classical[tɛrˈrɪ.fɪ.kʊs]Ecclesiastical[terˈriː.fi.kus]

Meaning

  1. adjectiveterrible, terrifying

Declension

singular
formmasculinefeminineneuter
nominativeterrificusterrificaterrificum
genitiveterrificīterrificaeterrificī
dativeterrificōterrificaeterrificō
accusativeterrificumterrificamterrificum
ablativeterrificōterrificāterrificō
vocativeterrificeterrificaterrificum
plural
formmasculinefeminineneuter
nominativeterrificīterrificaeterrifica
genitiveterrificōrumterrificārumterrificōrum
dativeterrificīsterrificīsterrificīs
accusativeterrificōsterrificāsterrifica
ablativeterrificīsterrificīsterrificīs
vocativeterrificīterrificaeterrifica

terrĭfĭcus, a, um, adj. terreo-facio,
I. that causes terror, frightful, terrific (poet.): (Curetes) cristae, Lucr. 2, 632; 5, 1314: caesaries capitis, Ov. M. 1, 179: vates, Verg. A. 5, 524: sacrum, Val. Fl. 1, 785: vaticinationes, Plin. Ep. 6, 20, 19.

Origins

  1. Proto-Indo-European*tres-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*troséyeti
  3. Proto-Italic*trozeō
  4. Latinterrificus

Proto-Italic *-fakos Latin -ficus Latin terrificus From terreō + -ficus.

In English words that came into English from terrificus

  • terrificterrificus

Quick answers

What does terrificus mean in Latin?
terrificus, a adjective, means “terrible, terrifying”.
How do you pronounce terrificus?
In classical Latin, [tɛrˈrɪ.fɪ.kʊs]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [terˈriː.fi.kus].
Where does terrificus come from?
Proto-Indo-European *tres- → Proto-Indo-European *troséyeti → Proto-Italic *trozeō → Latin terrificus.