nefarius

Latin

Etymology

From nefās +‎ -ius with rhotacism.

Pronunciation
  • (Classical) IPA(key): /neˈfaː.ri.us/, [nɛˈfaː.ri.ʊs]

Adjective

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

  1. nefarious, execrable, abominable, loathsome

Inflection

First/second declension.

Number Singular Plural
Case / Gender 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 nefāriīs nefāriīs
Accusative nefārium nefāriam nefārium nefāriōs nefāriās nefāria
Ablative nefāriō nefāriā nefāriō nefāriīs nefāriīs nefāriīs
Vocative nefārie nefāria nefārium nefāriī nefāriae nefāria

Descendants

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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