ferox

Latin

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰweroh₃kʷs (“having the appearance of a wild animal”), from *ǵʰwero- (suffixed form of *ǵʰwer- (“wild animal”)) + *h₃ekʷ- (“eye; to see”).

Pronunciation

(Classical) IPA^(key): /ˈfe.roːks/, [ˈfɛ.roːks]

Adjective

ferōx (genitive ferōcis); third declension

wild, bold, fierce
defiant, arrogant

Inflection

Third declension.

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

Related terms

ferōcia
ferōciō
ferōcitās
ferōciter
ferōculus

Descendants

English: ferocious
French: féroce
Italian: feroce
Portuguese: feroz
Spanish: feroz

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

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