infelix
Latin
Etymology
in- + fēlīx (“happy, fortunate”)
Pronunciation
- (Classical) IPA(key): /inˈfeː.liːks/, [ĩːˈfeː.liːks]
Adjective
īnfēlīx (genitive īnfēlīcis); third declension
- unhappy, unfortunate
- unlucky
- unfruitful
- causing misfortune
Inflection
Third declension.
| Number | Singular | Plural | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Case / Gender | Masc./Fem. | Neuter | Masc./Fem. | Neuter | |
| Nominative | īnfēlīx | īnfēlīx | īnfēlīcēs | īnfēlīcia | |
| Genitive | īnfēlīcis | īnfēlīcis | īnfēlīcium | īnfēlīcium | |
| Dative | īnfēlīcī | īnfēlīcī | īnfēlīcibus | īnfēlīcibus | |
| Accusative | īnfēlīcem | īnfēlīx | īnfēlīcēs | īnfēlīcia | |
| Ablative | īnfēlīcī | īnfēlīcī | īnfēlīcibus | īnfēlīcibus | |
| Vocative | īnfēlīx | īnfēlīx | īnfēlīcēs | īnfēlīcia | |
Related terms
- īnfēlīcitās
- īnfēlīciter
- īnfēlīcitō
Descendants
- Italian: infelice
- Portuguese: infeliz
- Spanish: infeliz
References
- infelix in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- infelix in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
- infelix in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Hachette