acidus

== Latin == === Etymology === From aceō (“I am sour”) +‎ -idus. === Pronunciation === (Classical Latin) IPA(key): [ˈa.kɪ.dʊs] (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): [ˈaː.t͡ʃi.dus] === Adjective === acidus (feminine acida, neuter acidum, comparative acidior, superlative acidissimus); first/second-declension adjective sour, tart, acid, bitter (of sound) harsh, grating, rough, shrill (figuratively) disagreeable, unpleasant; sharp, keen, pungent; sharp-tongued ==== Declension ==== First/second-declension adjective. ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Descendants ==== === References === “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.