metus

Meaning

1. (declension-4, masculine) fear, dread, anxiety, apprehension
2. (declension-4, masculine) awe, reverence

Concepts

fear

😨

anxiety

dread

fright

worry

terror

dwere

Synonyms

timor

😨

pavor

terror

pavus

sollicitudo

angor

anxietas

Translations

Angst

😨

paura

😨

vrees

😨

miedo

😨

crainte

😨

peur

😨

Furcht

😨

medo

😨

temor

😨

timore

😨

korku

😨

por

😨

angst

😨

φόβος

Pronounced as (IPA)

[ˈmɛ.tʊs]

Etymology

Of unknown origin. Klingenschmitt connects the word to Old Irish moth m (“astonishment”), which is semantically attractive; however, he does not explain the phonetic mechanisms by which the two words could be related.