acidus

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Latin

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Etymology

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From aceō (I am sour) +‎ -idus.

Pronunciation

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Adjective

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acidus (feminine acida, neuter acidum, comparative acidior, superlative acidissimus); first/second-declension adjective

  1. sour, tart, acid, bitter
  2. (of sound) harsh, grating, rough, shrill
  3. (figuratively) disagreeable, unpleasant; sharp, keen, pungent; sharp-tongued

Declension

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First/second-declension adjective.

Derived terms

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Descendants

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References

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