ferocio

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Latin

Etymology

ferōx (fierce) +‎ -iō.

Pronunciation

Verb

ferōciō (present infinitive ferōcīre, perfect active ferōcīvī or ferōciī, supine ferōcītum); fourth conjugation

  1. to be fierce, unruly, ungovernable
  2. to rage, to be furious

Conjugation

   Conjugation of ferōciō (fourth conjugation)
indicative singular plural
first second third first second third
active present ferōciō ferōcīs ferōcit ferōcīmus ferōcītis ferōciunt
imperfect ferōciēbam ferōciēbās ferōciēbat ferōciēbāmus ferōciēbātis ferōciēbant
future ferōciam ferōciēs ferōciet ferōciēmus ferōciētis ferōcient
perfect ferōcīvī,
ferōciī
ferōcīvistī,
ferōciistī
ferōcīvit,
ferōciit
ferōcīvimus,
ferōciimus
ferōcīvistis,
ferōciistis
ferōcīvērunt,
ferōcīvēre,
ferōciērunt,
ferōciēre
pluperfect ferōcīveram,
ferōcieram
ferōcīverās,
ferōcierās
ferōcīverat,
ferōcierat
ferōcīverāmus,
ferōcierāmus
ferōcīverātis,
ferōcierātis
ferōcīverant,
ferōcierant
future perfect ferōcīverō,
ferōcierō
ferōcīveris,
ferōcieris
ferōcīverit,
ferōcierit
ferōcīverimus,
ferōcierimus
ferōcīveritis,
ferōcieritis
ferōcīverint,
ferōcierint
passive present ferōcior ferōcīris,
ferōcīre
ferōcītur ferōcīmur ferōcīminī ferōciuntur
imperfect ferōciēbar ferōciēbāris,
ferōciēbāre
ferōciēbātur ferōciēbāmur ferōciēbāminī ferōciēbantur
future ferōciar ferōciēris,
ferōciēre
ferōciētur ferōciēmur ferōciēminī ferōcientur
perfect ferōcītus + present active indicative of sum
pluperfect ferōcītus + imperfect active indicative of sum
future perfect ferōcītus + future active indicative of sum
subjunctive singular plural
first second third first second third
active present ferōciam ferōciās ferōciat ferōciāmus ferōciātis ferōciant
imperfect ferōcīrem ferōcīrēs ferōcīret ferōcīrēmus ferōcīrētis ferōcīrent
perfect ferōcīverim,
ferōcierim
ferōcīverīs,
ferōcierīs
ferōcīverit,
ferōcierit
ferōcīverīmus,
ferōcierīmus
ferōcīverītis,
ferōcierītis
ferōcīverint,
ferōcierint
pluperfect ferōcīvissem,
ferōciissem
ferōcīvissēs,
ferōciissēs
ferōcīvisset,
ferōciisset
ferōcīvissēmus,
ferōciissēmus
ferōcīvissētis,
ferōciissētis
ferōcīvissent,
ferōciissent
passive present ferōciar ferōciāris,
ferōciāre
ferōciātur ferōciāmur ferōciāminī ferōciantur
imperfect ferōcīrer ferōcīrēris,
ferōcīrēre
ferōcīrētur ferōcīrēmur ferōcīrēminī ferōcīrentur
perfect ferōcītus + present active subjunctive of sum
pluperfect ferōcītus + imperfect active subjunctive of sum
imperative singular plural
first second third first second third
active present ferōcī ferōcīte
future ferōcītō ferōcītō ferōcītōte ferōciuntō
passive present ferōcīre ferōcīminī
future ferōcītor ferōcītor ferōciuntor
non-finite forms active passive
present perfect future present perfect future
infinitives ferōcīre ferōcīvisse,
ferōciisse
ferōcītūrum esse ferōcīrī ferōcītum esse ferōcītum īrī
participles ferōciēns ferōcītūrus ferōcītus ferōciendus,
ferōciundus
verbal nouns gerund supine
genitive dative accusative ablative accusative ablative
ferōciendī ferōciendō ferōciendum ferōciendō ferōcītum ferōcītū

References

  • ferocio”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • ferocio in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.