ferocia

From feroce +‎ -ia.

• IPA^(key): /feˈrɔ.t͡ʃa/^[1]
• Rhymes: -ɔtʃa
• Hyphenation: fe‧rò‧cia

ferocia f (plural ferocie)

1. ferocity

• feroce

• Cafiero

From ferōx (“wild, fierce”) +‎ -ia.

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): [fɛˈroː.ki.a]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): [feˈrɔː.t͡ʃi.a]

ferōcia f (genitive ferōciae); first declension

1. ferocity
2. insolence

• According to Georges, ferōcitās is courage that is caused by a feeling of inner strength whereas ferōcia is an innate quality of character. Lewis & Short phrase this difference as "wild or untamed courage" (ferōcitās) versus "wild or untamed spirit" (ferōcia).

First-declension noun.

• ferōcitās

ferōcia

1. nominative/accusative/vocative neuter plural of ferōx

• “ferocia”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• “ferocia”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
• ferocia in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
• ferocia in Georges, Karl Ernst, Georges, Heinrich (1913–1918) Ausführliches lateinisch-deutsches Handwörterbuch, 8th edition, volume 1, Hahnsche Buchhandlung