Masculine
metus
- (declension-4, masculine) fear, dread, anxiety, apprehension
- (declension-4, masculine) awe, reverence
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.
Angst
paura
vrees
miedo
crainte
medo
korku
por
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