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
Inflection
Third declension.
| Number | Singular | Plural | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Case / Gender | Masc./Fem. | Neuter | Masc./Fem. | Neuter | |
| nominative | ferōx | ferōcēs | ferōcia | ||
| genitive | ferōcis | ferōcium | |||
| dative | ferōcī | ferōcibus | |||
| accusative | ferōcem | ferōx | ferōcēs | ferōcia | |
| ablative | ferōcī | ferōcibus | |||
| vocative | ferōx | ferōcēs | ferōcia | ||
Related terms
Descendants
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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