Oxford Latin Dictionary
Glare, Oxford Latin Dictionary, 690.ferōx on page 690
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ferōx fierce
ferōx is a Latin Adjective that primarily means fierce.
Definitions for ferōx
Wheelock's Latin
Adjective
- 1
fierce, savage
English derivatives:
ferocious ferocity
Oxford Latin Dictionary
Adjective
- 1
Having a violent or savage nature, fierce, ferocious. (b) (of actions, words, etc.; also, of passions). (c) (poet., of terrain, rivers).
- 2
Fierce in war, warlike, bellicose. (b) (of a writer).
- 3
Fierce-spirited, defiant. (b) (of animals) high-spirited, mettlesome. (c) (of words, actions, etc.).
- 4
Self-assertive, arrogant, forward. (b) (of words, actions, qualities).
Sentences with ferōx
Latin to English
Tui animi compote es, ne quid fraudis stuprique ferocia pariat.Compare Be master of your soul, lest your untamed nature bring forth deceit or disgrace.
Nōn mē tua feruida terrent dicta, ferox.Compare Fierce man, your fiery words don't frighten me.
Hic non solum proximus rex dissimilis, sed ferox etiam quam Romulus sum.Compare He was not only unlike the last king, but was more warlike even than Romulus.
Data sources
Notes
- Definitions
- Frederick M. Wheelock, Wheelock's Latin, 6th ed., rev. Richard A. LaFleur (New York, NY: HarperCollins Publishers, 2005): 166.
- P. G. W. Glare, Oxford Latin Dictionary, Vols. 1-8 (Oxford: Clarendon Press, 1982): 690.
- Word frequencies
- Paul B. Diederich, The Frequency of Latin Words and Their Endings, PhD diss., (Columbia University, 1939).
- Louis Delatte, Suzanne Govaerts, Joseph Denooz, and Etienne Evrard, Dictionnaire fréquentiel et index inverse de la langue latine [Frequency Dictionary and Inverse Index of the Latin Language] (Liège, Belgium: Laboratoire d'analyse statistique des langues anciennes de l'Université de Liège [L.A.S.L.A.], 1981): 126.
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Citation
Chicago (17th ed.)
Allo Contributors. "ferōx, ferōcis (adj.) - Latin Word Definition." Allo Latin Dictionary. Last modified . Accessed November 21, 2024. http://ancientlanguages.org/latin/dictionary/ferox-ferocis.
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Wheelock's Latin
Wheelock, Wheelock's Latin, 166.ferōx, ferōcis on page 166
