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atrox

atrox

Latin

Adjective

atrōx m, f, n ‎(genitive atrōcis); third declension

  1. fierce, savage, bloody
  2. heinous, cruel, severe
  3. terrible, frightening, dreadful

Inflection

Third declension.

Number Singular Plural
Case / Gender Masc./Fem. Neuter Masc./Fem. Neuter
nominative atrōx atrōcēs atrōcia
genitive atrōcis atrōcium
dative atrōcī atrōcibus
accusative atrōcem atrōx atrōcēs atrōcia
ablative atrōcī atrōcibus
vocative atrōx atrōcēs atrōcia

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Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *atro-ek, from *h₂eh₁tro-h₃kʷs ‎(“having the appearance of fire”), from *h₂eh₁tro- (suffixed, metathesized form of *h₂eh₁ter- ‎(“fire”)) + *h₃ekʷ- ‎(“eye; to see”). The first root also gives the cognates of Avestan 𐬁𐬙𐬀𐬭𐬱 ‎(ātarš, “fire”), Umbrian [script needed] ‎(atru), Oscan [script needed] ‎(Aadíriis), Irish áith ‎(“kiln”).

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