efferus

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Latin

Etymology

ex- +‎ ferus (“wild”)

Pronunciation

Adjective

efferus (feminine effera, neuter efferum); first/second-declension adjective

  1. very wild, fierce, savage
    Synonyms: ferus, trux, ferōx, atrōx, violēns, immānis, crūdēlis, barbaricus, silvāticus, ācer
    Antonyms: misericors, mītis, tranquillus, placidus, quietus, clemens

Declension

First/second-declension adjective.

Number Singular Plural
Case / Gender Masculine Feminine Neuter Masculine Feminine Neuter
Nominative efferus effera efferum efferī efferae effera
Genitive efferī efferae efferī efferōrum efferārum efferōrum
Dative efferō efferō efferīs
Accusative efferum efferam efferum efferōs efferās effera
Ablative efferō efferā efferō efferīs
Vocative effere effera efferum efferī efferae effera

Derived terms

References

  • “efferus”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • “efferus”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
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