peius

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Latin

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From peior.

Pronunciation

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  • (Classical Latin) IPA(key): /ˈpei̯.i̯us/, [ˈpɛi̯ːʊs̠]
  • (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ˈpe.jus/, [ˈpɛːjus]
  • Note: the first syllable is heavy despite the short vowel thanks to the regularly double intervocalic /i̯/. It's often spelled with a macron in sources that use macrons to indicate heavy syllables rather than long vowels.

Adjective

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peius

  1. nominative/accusative/vocative neuter singular of peior

Adverb

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peius

  1. comparative degree of male

Descendants

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  • Italo-Romance:
    • Italian: peggio
    • Sicilian: peju
  • Insular Romance:
  • North Italian:
  • Gallo-Romance:
    • Catalan: pis (archaic)
    • French: pis
    • Occitan: pis

References

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  • peius”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
  • Meyer-Lübke, Wilhelm (1911) “pejor, pejus”, in Romanisches etymologisches Wörterbuch (in German), page 472