faenus
Latin edit
Alternative forms edit
Etymology edit
From earlier fēnus. Possibly, from Proto-Italic *fēnos, from earlier *θēnos, from Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁(i)-n-os, from Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁(y)-, the same root of faenum, fēlīx, fēmina, fētus, thus lit. "that which is produced". Compare with the Ancient Greek use of τόκος (tókos).
Noun edit
faenus n (genitive faenoris); third declension
- interest (on capital); usury
- gain, profit, advantage
- (figurative) banking, moneylending (faenus exerceo: practice banking)
Declension edit
Third-declension noun (neuter, imparisyllabic non-i-stem).
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | faenus | faenora |
| Genitive | faenoris | faenorum |
| Dative | faenorī | faenoribus |
| Accusative | faenus | faenora |
| Ablative | faenore | faenoribus |
| Vocative | faenus | faenora |
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References edit
- “faenus”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- “faenus”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
- faenus in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.