hedus

== Latin == === Etymology === === Pronunciation === (Classical Latin) IPA(key): [ˈheː.dʊs] (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): [ˈɛː.dus] === Noun === hēdus m (genitive hēdī); second declension alternative form of haedus ==== Usage notes ==== Varro claims this form was more popular in rural areas while haedus was more common in the city. ==== Declension ==== Second-declension noun. === References === "hedus", in Charles du Fresne du Cange, Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition with additions by D. P. Carpenterius, Adelungius and others, edited by Léopold Favre, 1883–1887) == Middle English == === Adjective === hedus alternative form of hidous (“terrifying”)