efferus

efferus

Latin

Etymology

Etymology tree
Proto-Indo-European *h₁éǵʰ
Proto-Indo-European *-s
Proto-Indo-European *h₁éǵʰs
Proto-Italic *eks
Latin ex
Latin ex-
Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰwer-der.
Latin ferus
Latin efferus

    From ex- + ferus (“wild”).

    Pronunciation

    Adjective

    efferus (feminine effera, neuter efferum); first/second-declension adjective

    1. very wild, fierce, savage
      Synonyms: ferus, trux, ferōx, atrōx, violēns, immānis, crūdēlis, barbaricus, silvāticus, ācer
      Antonyms: misericors, mītis, tranquillus, placidus, quietus, clemens

    Declension

    First/second-declension adjective.

    singular plural
    masculine feminine neuter masculine feminine neuter
    nominative efferus effera efferum efferī efferae effera
    genitive efferī efferae efferī efferōrum efferārum efferōrum
    dative efferō efferae efferō efferīs
    accusative efferum efferam efferum efferōs efferās effera
    ablative efferō efferā efferō efferīs
    vocative effere effera efferum efferī efferae effera

    Derived terms

    References

    • “efferus”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879), A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
    • “efferus”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891), An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
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