nefandus

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Latin

Etymology

From ne- + fandus. See also infandus.

Pronunciation

(Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /neˈfan.dus/,
(modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /neˈfan.dus/,

Adjective

nefandus (feminine nefanda, neuter nefandum); first/second-declension adjective

impious
heinous, execrable, abominable
Synonym: foedus

Declension

First/second-declension adjective.

	masculine	feminine	neuter		masculine	feminine	neuter
	singular				plural
nominative	nefandus	nefanda	nefandum		nefandī	nefandae	nefanda
genitive	nefandī	nefandae	nefandī		nefandōrum	nefandārum	nefandōrum
dative	nefandō	nefandae	nefandō		nefandīs
accusative	nefandum	nefandam	nefandum		nefandōs	nefandās	nefanda
ablative	nefandō	nefandā	nefandō		nefandīs
vocative	nefande	nefanda	nefandum		nefandī	nefandae	nefanda

Descendants

Catalan: nefand
English: nefandous
Galician: nefando
Italian: nefando
Portuguese: nefando
Spanish: nefando

References

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

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