ferus

See also: férus

Latin

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰwer- (“wild animal”). Cognates include Ancient Greek θήρ (thḗr) and Old Church Slavonic звѣрь (zvěrĭ).

Pronunciation

  • (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈfe.rus/, [ˈfɛ.rʊs]
  • Audio (Classical)(file)

Adjective

ferus (feminine fera, neuter ferum); first/second declension

  1. wild, savage
  2. uncivilized, uncultivated
  3. untamed, rough
  4. fierce, cruel

Inflection

First/second declension.

Number Singular Plural
Case / Gender Masculine Feminine Neuter Masculine Feminine Neuter
nominative ferus fera ferum ferī ferae fera
genitive ferī ferae ferī ferōrum ferārum ferōrum
dative ferō ferō ferīs
accusative ferum feram ferum ferōs ferās fera
ablative ferō ferā ferō ferīs
vocative fere fera ferum ferī ferae fera

Descendants

Noun

ferus m (genitive ferī); second declension

  1. wild animal

Inflection

Second declension.

Case Singular Plural
nominative ferus ferī
genitive ferī ferōrum
dative ferō ferīs
accusative ferum ferōs
ablative ferō ferīs
vocative fere ferī

References

  • ferus in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • ferus in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
  • ferus in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Hachette
  • Carl Meissner; Henry William Auden (1894) Latin Phrase-Book‎, London: Macmillan and Co.
    • to fight like lions: ferarum ritu pugnare
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