nefandus

Latin

Etymology

From ne- + fandus. See also infandus.

Pronunciation

Adjective

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

  1. impious
  2. heinous, execrable, abominable
    Synonym: foedus

Declension

First/second-declension adjective.

singular plural
masculine feminine neuter masculine feminine neuter
nominative nefandus nefanda nefandum nefandī nefandae nefanda
genitive nefandī nefandae nefandī nefandōrum nefandārum nefandōrum
dative nefandō nefandae 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.
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