ferox

Latin

Etymology

From Proto-Italic *ferōks, from earlier *xʷerōks, from Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰweroh₃kʷs (“having the appearance of a wild animal”), from *ǵʰwero- (early Proto-Italic *xʷeros, suffixed form *ǵʰwer- (“wild animal”)) + *h₃ekʷ- (“eye; to see”).

Pronunciation

(Classical) IPA^(key): /ˈfe.roːks/, [ˈfɛroːks̠]

(modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈfe.roks/, [ˈfɛːroks]

Adjective

ferōx (genitive ferōcis, superlative ferōcissimus, adverb ferōciter); third-declension one-termination adjective

wild, bold, fierce
Synonyms: trux, atrōx, immānis, efferus, ferus, violēns, crūdēlis, barbaricus, silvāticus, ācer

Antonyms: misericors, mītis, tranquillus, placidus, quietus, clemens
defiant, arrogant
Synonyms: superbus, īnsolēns, arrogāns, impudēns

Antonym: pudēns

Declension

Third-declension one-termination adjective.

Case / Gender	Masc./Fem.	Neuter	Masc./Fem.	Neuter
Number	Singular		Plural
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

Catalan: feroç
⇒ English: ferocious
French: féroce
Galician: feroz
Italian: feroce
Occitan: feròç
Portuguese: feroz
Romanian: feroce
Spanish: feroz

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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