veneficus

Latin

Etymology

Derived from venē(num) (“poison”; “potion”) +‎ -ficus (suffix denoting making).

Pronunciation

Adjective

venēficus (feminine venēfica, neuter venēficum); first/second-declension adjective

  1. poisonous
  2. sorcerous, magic, magical

Declension

First/second-declension adjective.

Number Singular Plural
Case / Gender Masculine Feminine Neuter Masculine Feminine Neuter
Nominative venēficus venēfica venēficum venēficī venēficae venēfica
Genitive venēficī venēficae venēficī venēficōrum venēficārum venēficōrum
Dative venēficō venēficō venēficīs
Accusative venēficum venēficam venēficum venēficōs venēficās venēfica
Ablative venēficō venēficā venēficō venēficīs
Vocative venēfice venēfica venēficum venēficī venēficae venēfica

Descendants
  • Italian: venefico
  • Portuguese: venéfico
  • Spanish: venéfico

Noun

venēficus m (genitive venēficī); second declension

  1. poisoner
  2. sorcerer, wizard

Declension

Second-declension noun.

Case Singular Plural
Nominative venēficus venēficī
Genitive venēficī venēficōrum
Dative venēficō venēficīs
Accusative venēficum venēficōs
Ablative venēficō venēficīs
Vocative venēfice venēficī

References
  • “veneficus”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • “veneficus”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
  • veneficus in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
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