facinorosus

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Latin

Etymology

From facinus, facinoris (crime, wickedness) +‎ -ōsus.

Pronunciation

Adjective

facinorōsus (feminine facinorōsa, neuter facinorōsum, comparative facinorōsior, superlative facinorōsissimus); first/second-declension adjective

  1. criminal, villainous
    Synonyms: vitiōsus, scelerātus, scelestus, malus
  2. atrocious, vicious

Declension

First/second-declension adjective.

singular plural
masculine feminine neuter masculine feminine neuter
nominative facinorōsus facinorōsa facinorōsum facinorōsī facinorōsae facinorōsa
genitive facinorōsī facinorōsae facinorōsī facinorōsōrum facinorōsārum facinorōsōrum
dative facinorōsō facinorōsae facinorōsō facinorōsīs
accusative facinorōsum facinorōsam facinorōsum facinorōsōs facinorōsās facinorōsa
ablative facinorōsō facinorōsā facinorōsō facinorōsīs
vocative facinorōse facinorōsa facinorōsum facinorōsī facinorōsae facinorōsa

Descendants

  • English: facinorous
  • Portuguese: facinoroso

References

  • facinorosus”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • facinorosus”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
  • facinorosus in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.