"faenus" meaning in Latin

See faenus in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

Etymology: From earlier fēnus. Possibly, from Proto-Italic *fēnos, from earlier *θēnos, from Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁(i)-n-os, from Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁(y)-, the same root of faenum, fēlīx, fēmina, fētus, thus lit. "that which is produced". Compare with the Ancient Greek use of τόκος (tókos). Etymology templates: {{der|la|ine-pro|*dʰeh₁(y)-}} Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁(y)- Head templates: {{la-noun|faenus<3>}} faenus n (genitive faenoris); third declension Inflection templates: {{la-ndecl|faenus<3>}} Forms: faenoris [genitive], no-table-tags [table-tags], faenus [nominative, singular], faenora [nominative, plural], faenoris [genitive, singular], faenorum [genitive, plural], faenorī [dative, singular], faenoribus [dative, plural], faenus [accusative, singular], faenora [accusative, plural], faenore [ablative, singular], faenoribus [ablative, plural], faenus [singular, vocative], faenora [plural, vocative]
  1. interest (on capital); usury Tags: declension-3, neuter
    Sense id: en-faenus-la-noun-tPiQygrS Categories (other): Latin neuter nouns in the third declension Disambiguation of Latin neuter nouns in the third declension: 25 35 41
  2. gain, profit, advantage Tags: declension-3, neuter
    Sense id: en-faenus-la-noun-9LP5EX6C Categories (other): Latin neuter nouns in the third declension Disambiguation of Latin neuter nouns in the third declension: 25 35 41
  3. (figurative) banking, moneylending (faenus exerceō: practice banking) Tags: declension-3, figuratively, neuter
    Sense id: en-faenus-la-noun-znxSa16z Categories (other): Latin entries with incorrect language header, Latin neuter nouns in the third declension, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Latin entries with incorrect language header: 2 33 65 Disambiguation of Latin neuter nouns in the third declension: 25 35 41 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 5 24 71 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 3 13 84
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: ūsūra, fēnus, foenus Derived forms: faenēbris, faenerō

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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        "neuter"
      ]
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          "ref": "Preface to the Book of Joshua, Jerome of Stridon 4th-5th century CE",
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    },
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        "interest (on capital); usury"
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          "ref": "Preface to the Book of Joshua, Jerome of Stridon 4th-5th century CE",
          "text": "Tandem finita Pentateucho Mosi, velut grandi fenore liberati, ad Iesum filium Nave manum mittimus, …"
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          "profit",
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    {
      "word": "ūsūra"
    },
    {
      "word": "fēnus"
    },
    {
      "word": "foenus"
    }
  ],
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}

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