praeferox

praeferox

Latin

Etymology

From prae +‎ ferōx (“wild”).

Pronunciation

• (Classical) IPA^(key): /ˈprae̯.fe.roːks/, [ˈpräe̯fɛroːks̠]
• (Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈpre.fe.roks/, [ˈprɛːferoks]

Adjective

praeferōx (genitive praeferōcis); third-declension one-termination adjective

1. very fierce, bold, violent etc.

Declension

Third-declension one-termination adjective.

Number	Singular			Plural
Case / Gender	Masc./Fem.	Neuter		Masc./Fem.	Neuter
Nominative	praeferōx			praeferōcēs	praeferōcia
Genitive	praeferōcis			praeferōcium
Dative	praeferōcī			praeferōcibus
Accusative	praeferōcem	praeferōx		praeferōcēs	praeferōcia
Ablative	praeferōcī			praeferōcibus
Vocative	praeferōx			praeferōcēs	praeferōcia

References

• “praeferox”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• “praeferox”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
• praeferox in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette
• praeferox in Ramminger, Johann (accessed 16 July 2016) Neulateinische Wortliste: Ein Wörterbuch des Lateinischen von Petrarca bis 1700‎, pre-publication website, 2005-2016