pavidus

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Latin

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Etymology

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From paveō +‎ -idus.

Pronunciation

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Adjective

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pavidus (feminine pavida, neuter pavidum); first/second-declension adjective

  1. trembling, quaking, fearful, terrified, alarmed
    Synonym: timidus
    Antonyms: audāx, audēns, prōmptus, bellicus
  2. timid, timorous, shy

Declension

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First/second-declension adjective.

Number Singular Plural
Case / Gender Masculine Feminine Neuter Masculine Feminine Neuter
Nominative pavidus pavida pavidum pavidī pavidae pavida
Genitive pavidī pavidae pavidī pavidōrum pavidārum pavidōrum
Dative pavidō pavidō pavidīs
Accusative pavidum pavidam pavidum pavidōs pavidās pavida
Ablative pavidō pavidā pavidō pavidīs
Vocative pavide pavida pavidum pavidī pavidae pavida

Descendants

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  • English: pavid
  • Italian: pavido
  • Portuguese: pávido
  • Spanish: pávido

References

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  • pavidus”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • pavidus”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
  • pavidus in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.