"ferox" meaning in Latin

See ferox in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

IPA: [ˈfɛ.roːks] [Classical-Latin], [ˈfɛː.roks] (note: modern Italianate Ecclesiastical)
Etymology: From Proto-Italic *ferōks, from earlier *xʷerōks, from Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰweroh₃kʷs (“having the appearance of a wild animal”), from *ǵʰwero- (early Proto-Italic *xʷeros, suffixed form *ǵʰwer- (“wild animal”)) + *h₃ekʷ- (“eye; to see”). Etymology templates: {{root|la|ine-pro|*ǵʰwer-}}, {{inh|la|itc-pro|*ferōks}} Proto-Italic *ferōks, {{der|la|ine-pro||*ǵʰweroh₃kʷs|having the appearance of a wild animal}} Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰweroh₃kʷs (“having the appearance of a wild animal”) Head templates: {{la-adj|ferōx|adv=ferōciter|comp=ferōcior|sup=ferōcissimus}} ferōx (genitive ferōcis, comparative ferōcior, superlative ferōcissimus, adverb ferōciter); third-declension one-termination adjective Inflection templates: {{la-adecl|ferōx}} Forms: ferōx [canonical], ferōcis [genitive], ferōcior [comparative], ferōcissimus [superlative], ferōciter [adverb], no-table-tags [table-tags], ferōx [feminine, masculine, neuter, nominative, singular], ferōcēs [feminine, masculine, nominative, plural], ferōcia [neuter, nominative, plural], ferōcis [feminine, genitive, masculine, neuter, singular], ferōcium [feminine, genitive, masculine, neuter, plural], ferōcī [dative, feminine, masculine, neuter, singular], ferōcibus [dative, feminine, masculine, neuter, plural], ferōcem [accusative, feminine, masculine, singular], ferōx [accusative, neuter, singular], ferōcīs [accusative, feminine, masculine, plural], ferōcēs [accusative, feminine, masculine, plural], ferōcia [accusative, neuter, plural], ferōcī [ablative, feminine, masculine, singular], ferōce [ablative, feminine, masculine, singular], ferōcī [ablative, neuter, singular], ferōcibus [ablative, feminine, masculine, neuter, plural], ferōx [feminine, masculine, neuter, singular, vocative], ferōcēs [feminine, masculine, plural, vocative], ferōcia [neuter, plural, vocative]
  1. wild, bold, fierce Tags: declension-3, one-termination Synonyms: trux, atrōx, immānis, efferus, ferus, violēns, crūdēlis, barbaricus, silvāticus, ācer
    Sense id: en-ferox-la-adj-ZFgV9ujg Categories (other): Latin third declension adjectives of one termination Disambiguation of Latin third declension adjectives of one termination: 58 42
  2. defiant, arrogant Tags: declension-3, one-termination Synonyms: superbus, īnsolēns, arrogāns, impudēns
    Sense id: en-ferox-la-adj-9MCgvS5u Categories (other): Latin entries with incorrect language header, Emotions Disambiguation of Latin entries with incorrect language header: 22 78 Disambiguation of Emotions: 13 87
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: ferōcia, ferōciō, ferōcitās, ferōciter, ferōcitior, ferōcitissimē, ferōcitissimus, ferōcitius, ferōculus
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    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ferōx"
      },
      "name": "la-adecl"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Latin",
  "lang_code": "la",
  "pos": "adj",
  "senses": [
    {
      "antonyms": [
        {
          "word": "misericors"
        },
        {
          "word": "mītis"
        },
        {
          "word": "tranquillus"
        },
        {
          "word": "placidus"
        },
        {
          "word": "quietus"
        },
        {
          "word": "clemens"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "wild, bold, fierce"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "wild",
          "wild"
        ],
        [
          "bold",
          "bold"
        ],
        [
          "fierce",
          "fierce"
        ]
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "trux"
        },
        {
          "word": "atrōx"
        },
        {
          "word": "immānis"
        },
        {
          "word": "efferus"
        },
        {
          "word": "ferus"
        },
        {
          "word": "violēns"
        },
        {
          "word": "crūdēlis"
        },
        {
          "word": "barbaricus"
        },
        {
          "word": "silvāticus"
        },
        {
          "word": "ācer"
        }
      ],
      "tags": [
        "declension-3",
        "one-termination"
      ]
    },
    {
      "antonyms": [
        {
          "word": "pudēns"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "defiant, arrogant"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "defiant",
          "defiant"
        ],
        [
          "arrogant",
          "arrogant"
        ]
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "superbus"
        },
        {
          "word": "īnsolēns"
        },
        {
          "word": "arrogāns"
        },
        {
          "word": "impudēns"
        }
      ],
      "tags": [
        "declension-3",
        "one-termination"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "[ˈfɛ.roːks]",
      "tags": [
        "Classical-Latin"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ˈfɛː.roks]",
      "note": "modern Italianate Ecclesiastical"
    }
  ],
  "word": "ferox"
}

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