efferus

Latin

Etymology

ex- +‎ ferus (“wild”)

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /ˈef.fe.rus/, [ˈɛfːɛrʊs̠]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈef.fe.rus/, [ˈɛfːerus]

Adjective

efferus (feminine effera, neuter efferum); first/second-declension adjective

1. very wild, fierce, savage

   Synonyms: ferus, trux, ferōx, atrōx, violēns, immānis, crūdēlis, barbaricus, silvāticus, ācer

   Antonyms: misericors, mītis, tranquillus, placidus, quietus, clemens

Declension

First/second-declension adjective.

	singular				plural
	masculine	feminine	neuter		masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	efferus	effera	efferum		efferī	efferae	effera
genitive	efferī	efferae	efferī		efferōrum	efferārum	efferōrum
dative	efferō	efferae	efferō		efferīs
accusative	efferum	efferam	efferum		efferōs	efferās	effera
ablative	efferō	efferā	efferō		efferīs
vocative	effere	effera	efferum		efferī	efferae	effera

Derived terms

• efferitās

References

• “efferus”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• “efferus”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers