nefandus

Latin

Etymology

From ne- + fandus. See also infandus.

Pronunciation

• (Classical) IPA^(key): /neˈfan.dus/, [nɛˈfän̪d̪ʊs̠]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /neˈfan.dus/, [neˈfän̪d̪us]

Adjective

nefandus (feminine nefanda, neuter nefandum); first/second-declension adjective

1. impious
2. heinous, execrable, abominable

   Synonym: foedus

Declension

First/second-declension adjective.

Number	Singular				Plural
Case / Gender	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter		Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	nefandus	nefanda	nefandum		nefandī	nefandae	nefanda
Genitive	nefandī	nefandae	nefandī		nefandōrum	nefandārum	nefandōrum
Dative	nefandō		nefandō		nefandīs
Accusative	nefandum	nefandam	nefandum		nefandōs	nefandās	nefanda
Ablative	nefandō	nefandā	nefandō		nefandīs
Vocative	nefande	nefanda	nefandum		nefandī	nefandae	nefanda

Descendants

• Catalan: nefand
• English: nefandous
• Galician: nefando
• Italian: nefando
• Portuguese: nefando
• Spanish: nefando

References

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