veneficus

Latin

Etymology

Derived from venē(num) (“poison”; “potion”) +‎ -ficus (suffix denoting making).

Pronunciation

• (Classical) IPA^(key): /u̯eˈneː.fi.kus/, [u̯ɛˈneːfɪkʊs̠]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /veˈne.fi.kus/, [veˈnɛːfikus]

Adjective

venēficus (feminine venēfica, neuter venēficum); first/second-declension adjective

1. poisonous
2. sorcerous, magic, magical

Declension

First/second-declension adjective.

Number	Singular				Plural
Case / Gender	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter		Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	venēficus	venēfica	venēficum		venēficī	venēficae	venēfica
Genitive	venēficī	venēficae	venēficī		venēficōrum	venēficārum	venēficōrum
Dative	venēficō		venēficō		venēficīs
Accusative	venēficum	venēficam	venēficum		venēficōs	venēficās	venēfica
Ablative	venēficō	venēficā	venēficō		venēficīs
Vocative	venēfice	venēfica	venēficum		venēficī	venēficae	venēfica

Descendants

• Italian: venefico
• Portuguese: venéfico
• Spanish: venéfico

Noun

venēficus m (genitive venēficī); second declension

1. poisoner
2. sorcerer, wizard

Declension

Second-declension noun.

Case	Singular	Plural
Nominative	venēficus	venēficī
Genitive	venēficī	venēficōrum
Dative	venēficō	venēficīs
Accusative	venēficum	venēficōs
Ablative	venēficō	venēficīs
Vocative	venēfice	venēficī

References

• “veneficus”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• “veneficus”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
• veneficus in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.