peior

Latin

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *ped-yos (“to the ground, downward”), from a verbal root *ped (“to walk, fall, stumble”); see *pṓds.

Pronunciation

• (Classical) IPA^(key): /ˈpei.jor/

Adjective

pēior, pēius

1. Worse. comparative form of malus

Inflection

Third declension, comparative variant.

Number	Singular			Plural
Case \ Gender	Masc./Fem.	Neuter		Masc./Fem.	Neuter
nominative	pēior	pēius		pēiōrēs	pēiōra
genitive	pēiōris	pēiōris		pēiōrum	pēiōrum
dative	pēiōrī	pēiōrī		pēiōribus	pēiōribus
accusative	pēiōrem	pēius		pēiōrēs	pēiōra
ablative	pēiōre	pēiōre		pēiōribus	pēiōribus
vocative	pēior	pēius		pēiōrēs	pēiōra

Derived terms

• pēiōrō

Related terms

• malus
• pessimus (superlative)

Antonyms

• melior

Descendants

• Catalan: pitjor
• French: pire
• Friulian: piês
• Galician: peor
• Italian: peggiore, peggio

• Portuguese: pior
• Romansh: pêr, pês
• Sardinian: pejus, peus
• Sicilian: peggiu, peju
• Spanish: peor

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Old French

Etymology

From Latin peior.

Adjective

peior

1. worse; comparative form of mal
   • circa 1180, Chrétien de Troyes, Lancelot ou le Chevalier de la charrette:

     Qui peior que Sarrazin sont.

     Who are worse than Saracens.

2. worst; superlative form of mal

Descendants

• French: pire