"terror" meaning in Latin

See terror in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: [ˈtɛr.rɔr] [Classical-Latin], [ˈtɛr.ror] (note: modern Italianate Ecclesiastical)
Etymology: From terreō (“to frighten”) + -or. Etymology templates: {{ety|la|:af|terreō<id:frighten><t:to frighten>|-or<id:abstract nouns>|id=fright|text=+}} [Appendix:Glossary#inherited|Inherited]] from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Proto-Italic", "term" : "*trozeō", "lang" : "itc-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Latin", "term" : "terreō", "gloss" : "to frighten", "lang" : "la" }, { "id" : "abstract nouns", "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "id" : "nouns", "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "id" : "nouns", "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "id" : "athematic", "children" : [ ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Proto-Indo-European", "term" : "*-os", "lang" : "ine-pro" }, { "id" : "hysterokinetic", "children" : [ ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Proto-Indo-European", "term" : "*-s", "lang" : "ine-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "From", "is_group" : true, "keyword" : "affix" } ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Proto-Indo-European", "term" : "*-ōs", "lang" : "ine-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Proto-Italic", "term" : "*-ōs", "lang" : "itc-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Latin", "term" : "-or", "lang" : "la" } ], "keyword_label" : "From", "is_group" : true, "keyword" : "affix" } ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Latin", "term" : "terror", "lang" : "la" }" data-id="fright" data-lang="la" data-title="terror" id="Latin:_fright"> From terreō (“to frighten”) + -or. Head templates: {{la-noun|terror<3>}} terror m (genitive terrōris); third declension Inflection templates: {{la-ndecl|terror<3>}} Forms: terrōris [genitive], no-table-tags [table-tags], terror [nominative, singular], terrōrēs [nominative, plural], terrōris [genitive, singular], terrōrum [genitive, plural], terrōrī [dative, singular], terrōribus [dative, plural], terrōrem [accusative, singular], terrōrēs [accusative, plural], terrōre [ablative, singular], terrōribus [ablative, plural], terror [singular, vocative], terrōrēs [plural, vocative]
  1. a dread, terror, great fear, alarm, panic Tags: declension-3, masculine Synonyms: pavor, timor, metus
    Sense id: en-terror-la-noun-wRXGPqw7 Categories (other): Latin entries with etymology texts, Latin entries with incorrect language header, Latin masculine nouns in the third declension, Latin terms suffixed with -or, Emotions, Fear Disambiguation of Latin entries with etymology texts: 52 48 Disambiguation of Latin entries with incorrect language header: 52 48 Disambiguation of Latin masculine nouns in the third declension: 52 48 Disambiguation of Latin terms suffixed with -or: 52 48 Disambiguation of Emotions: 53 47 Disambiguation of Fear: 53 47
  2. an object of fear or dread Tags: declension-3, masculine
    Sense id: en-terror-la-noun-kDfSAUem Categories (other): Latin entries with etymology texts, Latin entries with incorrect language header, Latin masculine nouns in the third declension, Latin terms suffixed with -or, Emotions, Fear Disambiguation of Latin entries with etymology texts: 52 48 Disambiguation of Latin entries with incorrect language header: 52 48 Disambiguation of Latin masculine nouns in the third declension: 52 48 Disambiguation of Latin terms suffixed with -or: 52 48 Disambiguation of Emotions: 53 47 Disambiguation of Fear: 53 47
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: terreō, terribilis, terribilitās [feminine], terricula [feminine, neuter, plural, singular]

Inflected forms

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        "learned borrowing",
        "learned"
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      "lang_code": "de",
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        "learned borrowing",
        "learned"
      ],
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    },
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      "lang": "Italian",
      "lang_code": "it",
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      "lang": "Russian",
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    {
      "form": "terrōrum",
      "links": [
        [
          "terrōrum",
          "terrorum#Latin"
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      "form": "terrōrī",
      "links": [
        [
          "terrōrī",
          "terrori#Latin"
        ]
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        "singular"
      ]
    },
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      "form": "terrōribus",
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        [
          "terrōribus",
          "terroribus#Latin"
        ]
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      "form": "terrōrem",
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          "terrorem#Latin"
        ]
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        "singular"
      ]
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          "terrōrēs",
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    },
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      "form": "terrōre",
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        [
          "terrōre",
          "terrore#Latin"
        ]
      ],
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        "singular"
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    },
    {
      "form": "terrōribus",
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        [
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          "terroribus#Latin"
        ]
      ],
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        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "terror",
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      "tags": [
        "singular",
        "vocative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "terrōrēs",
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        [
          "terrōrēs",
          "terrores#Latin"
        ]
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      "args": {
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    }
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  "lang": "Latin",
  "lang_code": "la",
  "pos": "noun",
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    {
      "word": "terreō"
    },
    {
      "word": "terribilis"
    },
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      "tags": [
        "feminine"
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      "word": "terribilitās"
    },
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      "tags": [
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        "singular"
      ],
      "word": "terricula"
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    {
      "glosses": [
        "a dread, terror, great fear, alarm, panic"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "dread",
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        ],
        [
          "terror",
          "terror#English"
        ],
        [
          "great",
          "great#English"
        ],
        [
          "fear",
          "fear#English"
        ],
        [
          "alarm",
          "alarm#English"
        ],
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          "panic",
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        ]
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        {
          "word": "pavor"
        },
        {
          "word": "timor"
        },
        {
          "word": "metus"
        }
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        "masculine"
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "an object of fear or dread"
      ],
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        [
          "object",
          "object#English"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "declension-3",
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      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "[ˈtɛr.rɔr]",
      "tags": [
        "Classical-Latin"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ˈtɛr.ror]",
      "note": "modern Italianate Ecclesiastical"
    }
  ],
  "word": "terror"
}

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