nefarius

Latin

Etymology

From nefās +‎ -ius with rhotacism.

Pronunciation

(Classical) IPA^(key): /neˈfaː.ri.us/, [nɛˈfäːriʊs̠]

(modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /neˈfa.ri.us/, [neˈfäːrius]

Adjective

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

nefarious, execrable, abominable, loathsome

Declension

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Related terms

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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