taeter

See also: Täter

Latin

Alternative forms

• tēter

Etymology

Uncertain. Perhaps from *taed-ro-; see taedeō.

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /ˈtae̯.ter/, [ˈt̪äe̯t̪ɛr]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈte.ter/, [ˈt̪ɛːt̪er]

Adjective

taeter (feminine taetra, neuter taetrum, comparative taetrior, superlative taeterrimus); first/second-declension adjective (nominative masculine singular in -er)

1. foul, noisome, disgusting (smell)
2. offensive, revolting, foul
3. shocking, hideous, loathsome

Declension

First/second-declension adjective (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		taetrō		taetrīs
Accusative	taetrum	taetram	taetrum		taetrōs	taetrās	taetra
Ablative	taetrō	taetrā	taetrō		taetrīs
Vocative	taeter	taetra	taetrum		taetrī	taetrae	taetra

Synonyms

• foedus
• pūtidus

Derived terms

• taetricus

Descendants

• → Italian: tetro
• → Portuguese: tetro
• → Spanish: tetro

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.
• Sihler, Andrew L. (1995) New Comparative Grammar of Greek and Latin, Oxford, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, § 223.5