pejus

Latin

Pronunciation

(Classical) IPA^(key): /ˈpei̯.i̯us/, [ˈpɛi̯ːʊs̠]

(modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈpe.jus/, [ˈpɛːjus]

Adjective

pejus

nominative/accusative/vocative neuter singular of pejor

References

“pejus”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
pejus in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.

Sardinian

Alternative forms

peus

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈpejus/, [ˈpej.ju.zŭ]

Etymology 1

From Latin peius, neuter of peior, comparative degree of malus (“bad”).

Adjective

pejus (invariable)

worst

Noun

pejus m (uncountable)

worst

Etymology 2

From Latin peius, comparative degree of male (“badly”).

Adverb

pejus

worst
Antonym: mezus

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