taeter
See also: Täter
Latin
Alternative forms
- tēter
Etymology
From Old Latin temtrum, from Proto-Indo-European *temH-. See also tenebrae.
Pronunciation
- (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈtae̯.ter/, [ˈtae̯.tɛr]
Adjective
taeter (feminine taetra, neuter taetrum, comparative taetrior, superlative taeterrimus); first/second declension, nominative masculine singular in -er
- offensive, foul, noisome
- shocking, hideous, loathsome
Declension
First/second declension, nominative masculine singular in -er.
| Number | Singular | Plural | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Case / Gender | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter | |
| Nominative | taeter | taetra | taetrum | taetrī | taetrae | taetra | |
| Genitive | taetrī | taetrae | taetrī | taetrōrum | taetrārum | taetrōrum | |
| Dative | taetrō | taetrae | taetrō | taetrīs | taetrīs | taetrīs | |
| Accusative | taetrum | taetram | taetrum | taetrōs | taetrās | taetra | |
| Ablative | taetrō | taetrā | taetrō | taetrīs | taetrīs | taetrīs | |
| Vocative | taeter | taetra | taetrum | taetrī | taetrae | taetra | |
Derived terms
- taetricus
Descendants
- Italian: tetro
- Portuguese: tetro
- Spanish: tetro
Synonyms
- foedus
- pūtidus
References
- taeter in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- taeter in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
- taeter in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Hachette