LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
adjectivefirst/second-declension adjective

terrisonus

terrisonus (feminine terrisona, neuter terrisonum)
Classical[tɛrˈrɪ.sɔ.nʊs]Ecclesiastical[terˈriː.s̬o.nus]

Meaning

  1. adjectivesounding terribly

Declension

singular
formmasculinefeminineneuter
nominativeterrisonusterrisonaterrisonum
genitiveterrisonīterrisonaeterrisonī
dativeterrisonōterrisonaeterrisonō
accusativeterrisonumterrisonamterrisonum
ablativeterrisonōterrisonāterrisonō
vocativeterrisoneterrisonaterrisonum
plural
formmasculinefeminineneuter
nominativeterrisonīterrisonaeterrisona
genitiveterrisonōrumterrisonārumterrisonōrum
dativeterrisonīsterrisonīsterrisonīs
accusativeterrisonōsterrisonāsterrisona
ablativeterrisonīsterrisonīsterrisonīs
vocativeterrisonīterrisonaeterrisona

terrĭsŏnus, a, um, adj. terreo-sono,
I. sounding terribly: stridor venientis Alani, Claud. Laud. Stil. 1, 109.

Origins

From terreō (“to frighten”) + -sonus (“sounding”), from sonō (“to sound”).

Quick answers

What does terrisonus mean in Latin?
terrisonus, a adjective, means “sounding terribly”.
How do you pronounce terrisonus?
In classical Latin, [tɛrˈrɪ.sɔ.nʊs]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [terˈriː.s̬o.nus].