LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
adjectivefirst/second-declension adjective

faeceus

faeceus (feminine faecea, neuter faeceum)
Classical[ˈfae̯.ke.ʊs]Ecclesiastical[ˈfɛː.t͡ʃe.us]

Meaning

  1. adjectiveimpure, feculent

Declension

singular
formmasculinefeminineneuter
nominativefaeceusfaeceafaeceum
genitivefaeceīfaeceaefaeceī
dativefaeceōfaeceaefaeceō
accusativefaeceumfaeceamfaeceum
ablativefaeceōfaeceāfaeceō
vocativefaeceefaeceafaeceum
plural
formmasculinefeminineneuter
nominativefaeceīfaeceaefaecea
genitivefaeceōrumfaeceārumfaeceōrum
dativefaeceīsfaeceīsfaeceīs
accusativefaeceōsfaeceāsfaecea
ablativefaeceīsfaeceīsfaeceīs
vocativefaeceīfaeceaefaecea

faecĕus, a, um, adj. id.,
I. impure, feculent; only flg.: nil ego istos moror faeceos mores, turbidos, quibus boni dedecorant sese, Plaut. Trin. 2, 2, 19.

Origins

Proto-Indo-European *-éyos Proto-Italic *-ejos Proto-Italic *-eos Latin -eus Latin faeceus From faex + -eus.

Quick answers

What does faeceus mean in Latin?
faeceus, a adjective, means “impure, feculent”.
How do you pronounce faeceus?
In classical Latin, [ˈfae̯.ke.ʊs]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [ˈfɛː.t͡ʃe.us].