adjectivethird-declension two-termination adjective
faenebris
faenebris (neuter faenebre)
Classical[ˈfae̯.nɛ.brɪs]Ecclesiastical[ˈfɛː.ne.bris]
Meaning
- two terminationof or related to interest or usury
Declension
| form | masculine | feminine | neuter |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | faenebris | faenebris | faenebre |
| genitive | faenebris | faenebris | faenebris |
| dative | faenebrī | faenebrī | faenebrī |
| accusative | faenebrem | faenebrem | faenebre |
| ablative | faenebrī | faenebrī | faenebrī |
| vocative | faenebris | faenebris | faenebre |
| form | masculine | feminine | neuter |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | faenebrēs | faenebrēs | faenebria |
| genitive | faenebrium | faenebrium | faenebrium |
| dative | faenebribus | faenebribus | faenebribus |
| accusative | faenebrīs faenebrēs | faenebrīs faenebrēs | faenebria |
| ablative | faenebribus | faenebribus | faenebribus |
| vocative | faenebrēs | faenebrēs | faenebria |
faenē^bris (less correctly fēn-, foen-), e, adj. faenus; cf. Paul. ex Fest. pp. 86 and 94,
I. of or relating to interest or usury:
leges, Liv. 35, 7: res, the matter of interest and debts, the relations between debtor and creditor, id. 7, 21: pecunia, lent on interest, Suet. Calig. 41: malum, Tac. 6, 16.Charlton Lewis's shorter dictionary for students: the same scholarship in plain, modern definitions.
faenebris (fen-) e, adj.
faenus, of interest, of usury : leges, L.: fenebrem rem levare, i. e. indebtedness , L.: malum, Ta.
Origins
For *faenesris, from faenus.