nefarius, nefaria, nefarium:
Adjective · 1st declension · variant: 1st · comparison: positive
- Frequency:
- Common
- Dictionary:
- Oxford Latin Dictionary (OLD)
wicked, evil, offending moral law; criminal, abominable; horrible/vile/foul;
Inflections
positive
masculine
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nom. | nefarius | nefarii |
| Gen. | nefarii | nefariorum |
| Dat. | nefario | — |
| Acc. | nefarium | nefarios |
| Voc. | nefarie | nefarii |
| Abl. | nefario | — |
feminine
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nom. | nefaria | nefariae |
| Gen. | nefariae | nefariarum |
| Dat. | nefariae | — |
| Acc. | nefariam | nefarias |
| Voc. | nefaria | nefariae |
| Abl. | nefaria | — |
neuter
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nom. | nefarium | nefaria |
| Gen. | nefarii | nefariorum |
| Dat. | nefario | — |
| Acc. | nefarium | nefaria |
| Voc. | nefarium | nefaria |
| Abl. | nefario | — |
Examples
- M
XIX
Marcus Fabius Quintilianus (Quintilian) from DECLAMATIONES MAIORES
"...ultione patrum fuerim tantum expulisse contentus? tuus, mulier, nefarius, tuus inconsultus non permisit adfectus. filium, cui contra severitatem..." - M
XIII
Marcus Fabius Quintilianus (Quintilian) from DECLAMATIONES MAIORES
"...apes pauper miser in opere perdidi. paravit homo nefarius ante omnia tantum veneni, quod posset et divitis hortis..." - Q
Ars Poetica
Quintus Horatius Flaccus (Horace)
"...populo Medea trucidet, aut humana palam coquat exta nefarius Atreus, aut in auem Procne uertatur, Cadmus in anguem..."