nefas
Latin edit
Alternative forms edit
Etymology edit
From ne (“not”) + fās (“divine law”).
Pronunciation edit
- (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈne.faːs/, [ˈnɛfäːs̠]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ˈne.fas/, [ˈnɛːfäs]
Noun edit
nefās n sg (indeclinable, no genitive)
Declension edit
Not declined; used only in the nominative and accusative singular, singular only.
Case | Singular |
---|---|
Nominative | nefās |
Genitive | — |
Dative | — |
Accusative | nefās |
Ablative | — |
Vocative | — |
Derived terms edit
Descendants edit
References edit
- “nefas”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- “nefas”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
- nefas in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.