atroce

French

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin atrōx.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /a.tʁɔs/

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• Rhymes: -ɔs

Adjective

atroce (plural atroces)

1. atrocious
2. terrible, dreadful
3. inhuman, savage, cruel

Derived terms

• atrocement
• atrocité

Further reading

• “atroce”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012

Anagrams

• cotera, croate, Croate

Italian

Etymology

Derived from Latin atrōcem.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /aˈtro.t͡ʃe/, /aˈtrɔ.t͡ʃe/
• Rhymes: -otʃe, -ɔtʃe
• Hyphenation: a‧tró‧ce, a‧trò‧ce

Adjective

atroce m or f by sense (plural atroci, superlative atrocissimo)

1. atrocious
2. terrible, dreadful
3. excruciating
4. ghastly

Derived terms

• atrocemente

Further reading

• atroce in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana

Anagrams

• carote, cerato, cerato-, corate, cortea, creato, croate, recato, tacerò, torace

Latin

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): [aˈtroː.kɛ]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): [aˈtrɔː.t͡ʃe]

Adjective

atrōce

1. ablative masculine/feminine singular of atrōx

Romanian

Etymology

From Latin atrox, through Italian/French atroce.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [aˈtro.t͡ʃe]

Adjective

atroce m or f or n (indeclinable)

1. atrocious

Declension

Declension of atroce (invariable)

		singular			plural
		masculine	neuter	feminine	masculine	neuter	feminine
nominative- accusative	indefinite	atroce		atroce	atroce	atroce
	definite	—		—	—	—
genitive- dative	indefinite	atroce		atroce	atroce	atroce
	definite	—		—	—	—

Related terms

• atrocitate