maleficus, malefica -um, maleficentior -or -us, maleficentissimus -a -um:
Adjective · 1st declension · variant: 1st
- Frequency:
- Common
- Dictionary:
- Oxford Latin Dictionary (OLD)
wicked, criminal, nefarious, evil; harmful, noxious, injurious; of black magic;
Inflections
positive
masculine
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nom. | maleficus | malefici |
| Gen. | malefici | maleficorum |
| Dat. | malefico | — |
| Acc. | maleficum | maleficos |
| Voc. | malefice | malefici |
| Abl. | malefico | — |
feminine
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nom. | malefica | maleficae |
| Gen. | maleficae | maleficarum |
| Dat. | maleficae | — |
| Acc. | maleficam | maleficas |
| Voc. | malefica | maleficae |
| Abl. | malefica | — |
neuter
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nom. | maleficum | malefica |
| Gen. | malefici | maleficorum |
| Dat. | malefico | — |
| Acc. | maleficum | malefica |
| Voc. | maleficum | malefica |
| Abl. | malefico | — |
comparative
neuter
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nom. | maleficentius | maleficentiora |
| Gen. | maleficentioris | — |
| Acc. | maleficentius | maleficentiora |
| Voc. | maleficentius | maleficentiora |
superlative
masculine
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nom. | maleficentissimus | maleficentissimi |
| Gen. | maleficentissimi | maleficentissimorum |
| Dat. | maleficentissimo | — |
| Acc. | maleficentissimum | maleficentissimos |
| Voc. | maleficentissime | maleficentissimi |
| Abl. | maleficentissimo | — |
feminine
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nom. | maleficentissima | maleficentissimae |
| Gen. | maleficentissimae | maleficentissimarum |
| Dat. | maleficentissimae | — |
| Acc. | maleficentissimam | maleficentissimas |
| Voc. | maleficentissima | maleficentissimae |
| Abl. | maleficentissima | — |
neuter
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nom. | maleficentissimum | maleficentissima |
| Gen. | maleficentissimi | maleficentissimorum |
| Dat. | maleficentissimo | — |
| Acc. | maleficentissimum | maleficentissima |
| Voc. | maleficentissimum | maleficentissima |
| Abl. | maleficentissimo | — |
Examples
- M
Liber I
Marcus Fabius Quintilianus (Quintilian) from INSTITUTIONES
"...subabsurdum"), aut e duobus quasi corporibus coalescunt, ut "maleficus". LXVI. Nam ex tribus nostrae utique linguae non concesserim..." - G
Liber II
Gaius Phaedrus from FABVLARVM AESOPIARVM LIBRI QVINQVE
"...nemo est munitus satis;si vero accessit consiliator maleficus,vis et nequitia quicquid oppugnant, ruit. Aquila in sublime..."