infelix

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Latin

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Etymology

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From in- +‎ fēlīx (happy, fortunate).

Pronunciation

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Adjective

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īnfēlīx (genitive īnfēlīcis, comparative īnfēlīcior, superlative īnfēlīcissimus, adverb īnfēlīciter); third-declension one-termination adjective

  1. unhappy, unfortunate
    Synonyms: trīstis, maestus, aeger, miser
    Antonyms: laetus, alacer, vīvus, fēlīx
  2. unlucky
  3. unfruitful
    Synonyms: ingratus, gratuitus
  4. causing misfortune

Declension

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Third-declension one-termination adjective.

Number Singular Plural
Case / Gender Masc./Fem. Neuter Masc./Fem. Neuter
Nominative īnfēlīx īnfēlīcēs īnfēlīcia
Genitive īnfēlīcis īnfēlīcium
Dative īnfēlīcī īnfēlīcibus
Accusative īnfēlīcem īnfēlīx īnfēlīcēs īnfēlīcia
Ablative īnfēlīcī īnfēlīcibus
Vocative īnfēlīx īnfēlīcēs īnfēlīcia
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Descendants

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  • Italian: infelice
  • Portuguese: infeliz
  • Spanish: infeliz

References

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