nocuus

Latin

Etymology

noceō (“I harm, damage”) +‎ -uus (adjective-forming suffix)

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /ˈno.ku.us/, [ˈnɔkuʊs̠]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈno.ku.us/, [ˈnɔːkuːs]

Adjective

nocuus (feminine nocua, neuter nocuum); first/second-declension adjective

1. harmful, noxious, pernicious

Declension

First/second-declension adjective.

	singular				plural
	masculine	feminine	neuter		masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	nocuus	nocua	nocuum		nocuī	nocuae	nocua
genitive	nocuī	nocuae	nocuī		nocuōrum	nocuārum	nocuōrum
dative	nocuō	nocuae	nocuō		nocuīs
accusative	nocuum	nocuam	nocuum		nocuōs	nocuās	nocua
ablative	nocuō	nocuā	nocuō		nocuīs
vocative	nocue	nocua	nocuum		nocuī	nocuae	nocua

Synonyms

• damnōsus
• noxius

Antonyms

• innocuus

Descendants

• → English: nocuous
• → Italian: nocuo
• → Portuguese: nocivo