dirarum

Dictionary entries

• dira, dirae:

  Feminine · Noun · 1st declension

  Frequency:

  Common

  Dictionary:

  Oxford Latin Dictionary (OLD)

  Field:

  Religion

  = curses, imprecations (pl.); bad omens, presages of evil; The Furies; Harpies;

  Entry →

  gen. pl.
• dirus, dira -um, dirior -or -us, dirissimus -a -um:

  Adjective · 1st declension

  Frequency:

  Frequent

  Dictionary:

  Oxford Latin Dictionary (OLD)

  Field:

  Religion

  = awful/dire/dreadful (omen); ominous/frightful/terrible/horrible; skillful (L+S);

  Entry →

  gen. pl. (f.)