rigidus

Latin

Etymology

From rigeō (“I am stiff”) +‎ -idus.

Pronunciation

• (Classical) IPA: /ˈri.ɡi.dus/

Adjective

rigidus m (feminine rigida, neuter rigidum); first/second declension

1. stiff, rigid, hard, inflexible
2. stern, strict, severe, hard, inflexible

Inflection

Number	Singular				Plural
Case \ Gender	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter		Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
nominative	rigidus	rigida	rigidum		rigidī	rigidae	rigida
genitive	rigidī	rigidae	rigidī		rigidōrum	rigidārum	rigidōrum
dative	rigidō	rigidae	rigidō		rigidīs	rigidīs	rigidīs
accusative	rigidum	rigidam	rigidum		rigidōs	rigidās	rigida
ablative	rigidō	rigidā	rigidō		rigidīs	rigidīs	rigidīs
vocative	rigide	rigida	rigidum		rigidī	rigidae	rigida

Derived terms

• rigidē
• rigiditās
• rigidō

Related terms

• rigefaciō
• rigēns
• rigeō

• rigēscō
• rigor
• rigōrātus

Descendants

• Catalan: rígid
• Danish: rigid
• Dutch: rigide
• English: rigid
• French: raide, rigide, roide
• German: rigide
• Italian: rigido

• Jèrriais: raide
• Norwegian: rigid
• Portuguese: rígido, rijo
• Romanian: rigid
• Spanish: rígido, recio
• Swedish: rigid

References

• rigidus in Charlton T. Lewis & Charles Short, A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press, 1879
• rigid in The Century Dictionary, The Century Co., New York, 1911