pejus

Latin

Pronunciation

• (Classical) IPA^(key): /ˈpei̯.i̯us/, [ˈpɛi̯ːʊs̠]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈpe.jus/, [ˈpɛːjus]

Adjective

pejus

1. nominative/accusative/vocative neuter singular of pejor

References

• “pejus”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• pejus in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.

Sardinian

Alternative forms

• peus

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈpejus/, [ˈpej.ju.zŭ]

Etymology 1

From Latin peius, neuter of peior, comparative degree of malus (“bad”).

Adjective

pejus (invariable)

1. worst

Noun

pejus m (uncountable)

1. worst

Etymology 2

From Latin peius, comparative degree of male (“badly”).

Adverb

pejus

1. worst

   Antonym: mezus