pavidus

Latin

Etymology

From paveō +‎ -idus.

Pronunciation

• (Classical) IPA^(key): /ˈpa.u̯i.dus/, [ˈpäu̯ɪd̪ʊs̠]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈpa.vi.dus/, [ˈpäːvid̪us]

Adjective

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

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

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

References

• “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.