ferox

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Translingual

Lithodes ferox.

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin ferōx.

Adjective

ferox m or f or n

  1. (taxonomy) ferocious

Latin

Etymology

From Proto-Italic *ferōks, from earlier *xʷerōks, from Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰweroh₃kʷs (having the appearance of a wild animal), from *ǵʰwero- (early Proto-Italic *xʷeros, suffixed form *ǵʰwer- (wild animal)) + *h₃ekʷ- (eye; to see).

Pronunciation

Adjective

ferōx (genitive ferōcis, superlative ferōcissimus, adverb ferōciter); third-declension one-termination adjective

  1. wild, bold, fierce
    Synonyms: trux, atrōx, immānis, efferus, ferus, violēns, crūdēlis, barbaricus, silvāticus, ācer
    Antonyms: misericors, mītis, tranquillus, placidus, quietus, clemens
  2. defiant, arrogant
    Synonyms: superbus, īnsolēns, arrogāns, impudēns
    Antonym: pudēns

Declension

Third-declension one-termination adjective.

Number Singular Plural
Case / Gender Masc./Fem. Neuter Masc./Fem. Neuter
Nominative ferōx ferōcēs ferōcia
Genitive ferōcis ferōcium
Dative ferōcī ferōcibus
Accusative ferōcem ferōx ferōcēs ferōcia
Ablative ferōcī ferōcibus
Vocative ferōx ferōcēs ferōcia

Descendants

References

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