vesanus

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Latin

Alternative forms

Etymology

vē- (not, less) +‎ sānus (sane, healthy)

Pronunciation

Adjective

vēsānus (feminine vēsāna, neuter vēsānum); first/second-declension adjective

  1. (of people) mad, insane, frenzied; impetuous
  2. (of things) fierce, wild, savage, furious

Declension

First/second-declension adjective.

Derived terms

References

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