atrox
Meaning
- (declension-3, one-termination) fierce, savage, bloody
- (declension-3, one-termination) heinous, cruel, severe
- (declension-3, one-termination) terrible, frightening, dreadful
Concepts
si perilleuses
FROISS
crueuses batailles
Opposite of
misericors, mītis, tranquillus, placidus, quietus, clemens
Synonyms
Translations
abominable
verabscheuenswert verabscheuenswürdig
orribile
verfoeilijk
abominável gräßlichPronounced as (IPA)
[ˈa.troːks]
Etymology
From Proto-Indo-European *h₂h₁tro-h₃kʷs (“having the appearance of fire”), from *h₂eh₁tro-, thematicized form of *h₂eh₁ter- (“fire”) (whence āter), + *h₃ekʷ- (“eye; to see”) (whence oculus). The first root also gives the cognates Avestan 𐬁𐬙𐬀𐬭𐬱 (ātarš, “fire”), Umbrian 𐌀𐌈𐌓𐌖 (aθru), Oscan 𐌀𐌀𐌃𐌝𐌓𐌉𐌉𐌔 (aadíriis), Irish áith (“kiln”).
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