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pavor

pavor

Latin

Noun

pavor m (genitive pavōris); third declension

  1. The act of trembling, quaking, throbbing or panting with fear.
  2. Fear, alarm, terror, fright, panic.
  3. Fear through expectation, dread, thrill, anxiety, trepidation.

Inflection

Note that there is an old nominative singular form pavos for pavor. Third declension.

Case Singular Plural
nominative pavor pavōrēs
genitive pavōris pavōrum
dative pavōrī pavōribus
accusative pavōrem pavōrēs
ablative pavōre pavōribus
vocative pavor pavōrēs

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Portuguese

Etymology

From Old Portuguese pavor, from Latin pavor, pavōrem.

Pronunciation

Noun

pavor m (plural pavores)

  1. intense fear, dread

Synonyms

Derived terms

  • espavorecer
  • espavorir
  • espavorizar
  • pavoroso

Spanish

Etymology

From Latin pavōrem, singular accusative of pavor. It may be a semi-learned term in its current form, preserving the intervocalic 'v' unlike other non-Iberian Romance cognates (cf. however the inherited Old Spanish paor); descendants of Latin metus (e.g. Spanish miedo) were the primary words for "fear" on the Iberian peninsula. See also the dialectal pavura, with a change of suffix as with Italian paura.[1]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /paˈβo̞ɾ/

Noun

pavor m (plural pavores)

  1. fright, fear

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References

  1. https://www.scribd.com/document/158436269/Diccionario-Critico-Etimologico-castellano-MI-RI-Corominas-Joan-pdf