faenus
Latin
Alternative forms
Etymology
Possibly from Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁(y)-, the same root of faenum, fēlīx, fēmina, fētus, thus lit. "that which is produced". Confer with the Ancient Greek use of τόκος (tókos).
Noun
faenus n (genitive faenoris); third declension
- interest (on capital); usury
- gain, profit, advantage
- (figurative) banking, moneylending (faenus exerceo: practice banking)
Declension
Third-declension noun (neuter, imparisyllabic non-i-stem).
Case | Singular | Plural |
---|---|---|
Nominative | faenus | faenora |
Genitive | faenoris | faenorum |
Dative | faenorī | faenoribus |
Accusative | faenus | faenora |
Ablative | faenore | faenoribus |
Vocative | faenus | faenora |
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References
- “faenus”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- “faenus”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
- faenus in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.