"peior" meaning in Latin

See peior in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

IPA: /ˈpei̯.i̯or/ [Classical-Latin], [ˈpɛi̯ːɔr] [Classical-Latin], /ˈpe.jor/ (note: modern Italianate Ecclesiastical), [ˈpɛːjor] (note: modern Italianate Ecclesiastical)
Etymology: Probably from Proto-Indo-European *ped-yōs (“to the ground, downward”), from *ped- (“to walk, fall, stumble”); compare pessimus (“worst”). Michiel de Vaan notes that a similar phonetic change *[dj]/[jd] > *[j] can be observed in the etymology of caelum (“chisel”) and caia (“cudgel”) from Proto-Italic *kaid(s)lo- and *kaidjā- respectively. Cognate to pēs, pessum. Etymology templates: {{inh|la|ine-pro|*ped-yōs||to the ground, downward}} Proto-Indo-European *ped-yōs (“to the ground, downward”), {{noncog|itc-pro|*kaid(s)lo-}} Proto-Italic *kaid(s)lo-, {{root|la|ine-pro|*ped-}} Inflection templates: {{la-adecl|peior}} Forms: peius [neuter], no-table-tags [table-tags], peior [feminine, masculine, nominative, singular], peius [neuter, nominative, singular], peiōrēs [feminine, masculine, nominative, singular], peiōra [neuter, nominative, plural], peiōris [feminine, genitive, masculine, neuter, singular], peiōrum [feminine, genitive, masculine, neuter], peiōrī [dative, feminine, masculine, neuter, singular], peiōribus [dative, feminine, masculine, neuter], peiōrem [accusative, feminine, masculine, singular], peius [accusative, neuter, singular], peiōrēs [accusative, feminine, masculine, singular], peiōrīs [accusative, feminine, masculine, singular], peiōra [accusative, neuter, plural], peiōre [ablative, feminine, masculine, neuter, singular], peiōrī [ablative, feminine, masculine, neuter, singular], peiōribus [ablative, feminine, masculine, neuter], peior [feminine, masculine, singular, vocative], peius [neuter, singular, vocative], peiōrēs [feminine, masculine, singular, vocative], peiōra [neuter, plural, vocative]
  1. comparative degree of malus; worse Tags: comparative, declension-3, form-of Form of: malus (extra: worse) Synonyms: deterior, nequior, pejor Derived forms: peiōrō, peius Related terms: pessimus [superlative]
    Sense id: en-peior-la-adj-RCBZvtgP Categories (other): Latin entries with incorrect language header, Latin links with manual fragments, Latin links with redundant alt parameters, Pages with 3 entries, Pages with entries, Pages with 3 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Pages with 3 entries: 58 27 10 3 3 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 48 35 14 2 2

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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    {
      "word": "melior"
    }
  ],
  "descendants": [
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [],
      "text": "Italo-Romance:"
    },
    {
      "depth": 2,
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            "2": "peggiore"
          },
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          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Italian: peggiore"
    },
    {
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          "args": {
            "1": "scn",
            "2": "pijuri"
          },
          "expansion": "Sicilian: pijuri",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Sicilian: pijuri"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [],
      "text": "North Italian:"
    },
    {
      "depth": 2,
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        {
          "args": {
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            "2": "pêr"
          },
          "expansion": "Romansch: pêr",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Romansch: pêr"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [],
      "text": "Gallo-Romance:"
    },
    {
      "depth": 2,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "ca",
            "2": "pitjor"
          },
          "expansion": "Catalan: pitjor",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Catalan: pitjor"
    },
    {
      "depth": 2,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "fr",
            "2": "pire"
          },
          "expansion": "French: pire",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "French: pire"
    },
    {
      "depth": 2,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "oc-gas",
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          },
          "expansion": "Gascon: péger",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Gascon: péger"
    },
    {
      "depth": 2,
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        {
          "args": {
            "1": "oc",
            "2": "pièger",
            "3": "pieg"
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          "expansion": "Occitan: pièger, pieg",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Occitan: pièger, pieg"
    },
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          "args": {
            "1": "oc-viv",
            "2": "pejor"
          },
          "expansion": "Vivaro-Alpine: pejor",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Vivaro-Alpine: pejor"
    },
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      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [],
      "text": "Ibero-Romance:"
    },
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      "depth": 2,
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            "2": "peor"
          },
          "expansion": "Galician: peor",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Galician: peor"
    },
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          "args": {
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            "2": "pior"
          },
          "expansion": "Portuguese: pior",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Portuguese: pior"
    },
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            "2": "peor"
          },
          "expansion": "Spanish: peor",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Spanish: peor"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [],
      "text": "Borrowings:"
    },
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            "2": "pejorative",
            "bor": "1",
            "der": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→⇒ English: pejorative",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→⇒ English: pejorative"
    }
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        "3": "*ped-yōs",
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      "name": "inh"
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        "table-tags"
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        "inflection-template"
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        "singular"
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        "masculine",
        "nominative",
        "singular"
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        "nominative",
        "plural"
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        "genitive",
        "masculine",
        "neuter",
        "singular"
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        "neuter"
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        "neuter",
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        "masculine",
        "neuter"
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        "feminine",
        "masculine",
        "singular"
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        "neuter",
        "singular"
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      "tags": [
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        "singular"
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        "masculine",
        "singular"
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      "source": "declension",
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        "neuter",
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        "neuter",
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    },
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      "form": "peior",
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        "masculine",
        "singular",
        "vocative"
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    },
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      "form": "peiōrēs",
      "source": "declension",
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        "feminine",
        "masculine",
        "singular",
        "vocative"
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      "source": "declension",
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        "plural",
        "vocative"
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    }
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      "args": {
        "1": "peior"
      },
      "name": "la-adecl"
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  "lang": "Latin",
  "lang_code": "la",
  "pos": "adj",
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            "Entry maintenance"
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        {
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        {
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        {
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          "word": "malus"
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        "comparative degree of malus; worse"
      ],
      "id": "en-peior-la-adj-RCBZvtgP",
      "links": [
        [
          "malus",
          "malus#Latin"
        ],
        [
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          "worse"
        ]
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          "word": "deterior, nequior"
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        "declension-3",
        "form-of"
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      "ipa": "/ˈpei̯.i̯or/",
      "tags": [
        "Classical-Latin"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ˈpɛi̯ːɔr]",
      "tags": [
        "Classical-Latin"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈpe.jor/",
      "note": "modern Italianate Ecclesiastical"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ˈpɛːjor]",
      "note": "modern Italianate Ecclesiastical"
    }
  ],
  "word": "peior"
}
{
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    {
      "word": "melior"
    }
  ],
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    "Pages with entries"
  ],
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    {
      "word": "peiōrō"
    },
    {
      "word": "peius"
    }
  ],
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      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [],
      "text": "Italo-Romance:"
    },
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        {
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            "1": "it",
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          },
          "expansion": "Italian: peggiore",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Italian: peggiore"
    },
    {
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    },
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      "templates": [],
      "text": "North Italian:"
    },
    {
      "depth": 2,
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        {
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          "expansion": "Romansch: pêr",
          "name": "desc"
        }
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      "text": "Romansch: pêr"
    },
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      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [],
      "text": "Gallo-Romance:"
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          "name": "desc"
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      "text": "Catalan: pitjor"
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          "name": "desc"
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    },
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      "text": "Ibero-Romance:"
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      "text": "Borrowings:"
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    {
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    {
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      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "feminine",
        "masculine",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "peiōrīs",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "feminine",
        "masculine",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "peiōra",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "neuter",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "peiōre",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "ablative",
        "feminine",
        "masculine",
        "neuter",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "peiōrī",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "ablative",
        "feminine",
        "masculine",
        "neuter",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "peiōribus",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "ablative",
        "feminine",
        "masculine",
        "neuter"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "peior",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "masculine",
        "singular",
        "vocative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "peius",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "neuter",
        "singular",
        "vocative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "peiōrēs",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "masculine",
        "singular",
        "vocative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "peiōra",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "neuter",
        "plural",
        "vocative"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "inflection_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "peior"
      },
      "name": "la-adecl"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Latin",
  "lang_code": "la",
  "pos": "adj",
  "related": [
    {
      "tags": [
        "superlative"
      ],
      "word": "pessimus"
    }
  ],
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "Latin 2-syllable words",
        "Latin comparative adjectives",
        "Latin entries with incorrect language header",
        "Latin links with manual fragments",
        "Latin links with redundant alt parameters",
        "Latin non-lemma forms",
        "Latin terms derived from Proto-Indo-European",
        "Latin terms derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *ped-",
        "Latin terms inherited from Proto-Indo-European",
        "Latin terms with IPA pronunciation",
        "Latin terms with redundant head parameter",
        "Pages with 3 entries",
        "Pages with entries"
      ],
      "form_of": [
        {
          "extra": "worse",
          "word": "malus"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "comparative degree of malus; worse"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "malus",
          "malus#Latin"
        ],
        [
          "worse",
          "worse"
        ]
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "deterior, nequior"
        }
      ],
      "tags": [
        "comparative",
        "declension-3",
        "form-of"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈpei̯.i̯or/",
      "tags": [
        "Classical-Latin"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ˈpɛi̯ːɔr]",
      "tags": [
        "Classical-Latin"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈpe.jor/",
      "note": "modern Italianate Ecclesiastical"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ˈpɛːjor]",
      "note": "modern Italianate Ecclesiastical"
    }
  ],
  "synonyms": [
    {
      "word": "pejor"
    }
  ],
  "word": "peior"
}

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