Latin edit

Etymology edit

From nefās +‎ -ius with rhotacism.

Pronunciation edit

Adjective edit

nefārius (feminine nefāria, neuter nefārium); first/second-declension adjective

  1. nefarious, execrable, abominable, loathsome

Declension edit

First/second-declension adjective.

Number Singular Plural
Case / Gender Masculine Feminine Neuter Masculine Feminine Neuter
Nominative nefārius nefāria nefārium nefāriī nefāriae nefāria
Genitive nefāriī nefāriae nefāriī nefāriōrum nefāriārum nefāriōrum
Dative nefāriō nefāriō nefāriīs
Accusative nefārium nefāriam nefārium nefāriōs nefāriās nefāria
Ablative nefāriō nefāriā nefāriō nefāriīs
Vocative nefārie nefāria nefārium nefāriī nefāriae nefāria

Related terms edit

Descendants edit

  • Italian: nefario
  • English: nefarious
  • Portuguese: nefário
  • Spanish: nefario

References edit

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