LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
adjectivefirst/second-declension adjective

torpidus

torpidus (feminine torpida, neuter torpidum)
Classical[ˈtɔr.pɪ.dʊs]Ecclesiastical[ˈtɔr.pi.dus]

Meaning

  1. adjectivebenumbed, stupefied, torpid

Declension

singular
formmasculinefeminineneuter
nominativetorpidustorpidatorpidum
genitivetorpidītorpidaetorpidī
dativetorpidōtorpidaetorpidō
accusativetorpidumtorpidamtorpidum
ablativetorpidōtorpidātorpidō
vocativetorpidetorpidatorpidum
plural
formmasculinefeminineneuter
nominativetorpidītorpidaetorpida
genitivetorpidōrumtorpidārumtorpidōrum
dativetorpidīstorpidīstorpidīs
accusativetorpidōstorpidāstorpida
ablativetorpidīstorpidīstorpidīs
vocativetorpidītorpidaetorpida

torpĭdus, a, um, adj. id.,
I. benumbed, stupefied, torpid (perh. not ante-Aug.): torpidos somno insuper pavore exanimat, Liv. 7, 36, 3: torpidi somno paventesque, id. 25, 38, 17; 22, 53, 6: cauda (piscis), Aus. Idyll. 10, 264; Lact. 2, 8, 35.

Origins

  1. Proto-Indo-European*terp-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*tr̥péh₁yeti
  3. Proto-Italic*torpēō
  4. Latintorpidus

Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁-der. Proto-Italic *-iðos Latin -idus Latin torpidus From torpeō + -idus.

Descendants
  • Englishtorpid
  • Italiantorpido
  • Spanishtorpido

In English words that came into English from torpidus

  • torpidtorpidus

Quick answers

What does torpidus mean in Latin?
torpidus, a adjective, means “benumbed, stupefied, torpid”.
How do you pronounce torpidus?
In classical Latin, [ˈtɔr.pɪ.dʊs]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [ˈtɔr.pi.dus].
Where does torpidus come from?
Proto-Indo-European *terp- → Proto-Indo-European *tr̥péh₁yeti → Proto-Italic *torpēō → Latin torpidus.