nefarius

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Latin

Etymology

From nefās +‎ -ius with rhotacism.

Pronunciation

Adjective

nefārius (feminine nefāria, neuter nefārium); first/second-declension adjective

  1. nefarious, execrable, abominable, loathsome

Declension

First/second-declension adjective.

singular plural
masculine feminine neuter masculine feminine neuter
nominative nefārius nefāria nefārium nefāriī nefāriae nefāria
genitive nefāriī nefāriae nefāriī nefāriōrum nefāriārum nefāriōrum
dative nefāriō nefāriae nefāriō nefāriīs
accusative nefārium nefāriam nefārium nefāriōs nefāriās nefāria
ablative nefāriō nefāriā nefāriō nefāriīs
vocative nefārie nefāria nefārium nefāriī nefāriae nefāria

Descendants

  • Italian: nefario
  • → English: nefarious
  • Portuguese: nefário
  • Spanish: nefario

References

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