facinus
Latin
Etymology
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(deprecated template usage) From Proto-Italic *fakinos. Related to faciō.
Pronunciation
- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): /ˈfa.ki.nus/, [ˈfäkɪnʊs̠]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ˈfa.t͡ʃi.nus/, [ˈfäːt͡ʃinus]
Noun
facinus n (genitive facinoris); third declension
Declension
Third-declension noun (neuter, imparisyllabic non-i-stem).
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | facinus | facinora |
| Genitive | facinoris | facinorum |
| Dative | facinorī | facinoribus |
| Accusative | facinus | facinora |
| Ablative | facinore | facinoribus |
| Vocative | facinus | facinora |
Derived terms
Descendants
- English: facinorous
- Portuguese: facínora
References
- “facinus”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- “facinus”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
- facinus in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
- Carl Meißner, Henry William Auden (1894) Latin Phrase-Book[1], London: Macmillan and Co.
- monstrous: o facinus indignum! (Ter. Andr. 1. 1. 118)
- to do a criminal deed: facinus facere, committere
- to commit some blameworthy action: facinus, culpam in se admittere
- monstrous: o facinus indignum! (Ter. Andr. 1. 1. 118)