adjectivethird-declension one-termination adjective
ferōx
ferōx (genitive ferōcis, comparative ferōcior, superlative ferōcissimus, adverb ferōciter)
Classical[ˈfɛ.roːks]Ecclesiastical[ˈfɛː.roks]
Mille Verba core vocabulary
Meaning
- one terminationwild, bold, fierce
- one terminationdefiant, arrogant
Latīnē defined in Latin in our graded readers
ferus et sine metū; canis ferōx dentēs mōnstrat.ferōx -ōcis — in Mille Verba, Aula Rēgia
Choosing the right word Döderlein's Latin Synonyms
Ferocia · Ferocitas · Virtus · Fortitudo
Ferocia and ferocitas (from φράξαι) denote natural and wild courage, of which even the barbarian and wild beast are capable; ferocia, as a feeling, ferocitas, as it shows itself in action; whereas virtus and fortitudo denote a moral courage, of which men only of a higher mould are capable; virtus, that which shows itself in energetic action, and acts on the offensive; fortitudo (from the old word forctitudo, from farcire,) that which shows itself in energetic resistance, and acts on the defensive, like constantia. Pacuv. Nisi insita ferocitate atque ferocia. Tac. Ann. xi. 19. Nos virtutem auximus, barbari ferociam infregere: and ii. 25. (i. 44.)
Declension
| form | masculine | feminine | neuter |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | ferōx ferōculus | ferōx ferōcula | ferōx ferōculum |
| genitive | ferōcis ferōculī | ferōcis ferōculae | ferōcis ferōculī |
| dative | ferōcī ferōculō | ferōcī ferōculae | ferōcī ferōculō |
| accusative | ferōcem ferōculum | ferōcem ferōculam | ferōx ferōculum |
| ablative | ferōcī ferōce, ferōculō | ferōcī ferōce, ferōculā | ferōcī ferōce, ferōculō |
| vocative | ferōx ferōcule | ferōx ferōcula | ferōx ferōculum |
| form | masculine | feminine | neuter |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | ferōcēs ferōculī | ferōcēs ferōculae | ferōcia ferōcula |
| genitive | ferōcium ferōculōrum | ferōcium ferōculārum | ferōcium ferōculōrum |
| dative | ferōcibus ferōculīs | ferōcibus ferōculīs | ferōcibus ferōculīs |
| accusative | ferōcīs ferōcēs, ferōculōs | ferōcīs ferōcēs, ferōculās | ferōcia ferōcula |
| ablative | ferōcibus ferōculīs | ferōcibus ferōculīs | ferōcibus ferōculīs |
| vocative | ferōcēs ferōculī | ferōcēs ferōculae | ferōcia ferōcula |
fĕrox, ōcis (
I. gen. plur. ferocum, Albin. 1, 275; abl. sing. feroci, Neue, Formenl. 2, 67 sq.), adj. root in Gr. θήρ, Aeol. φήρ, θηρίον; cf.: ferus, fera; cf. also Zend. dvar, to run, Gr. θρώσκω, θορεῖν, Lat. furere, wild, bold, courageous, warlike, spirited, brave, gallant, savage, headstrong, untamable, fierce, insolent (class.; syn.: dirus, ferus, durus, saevus, crudelis; immanis, immitis, barbarus, etc.).
I. In a good sense:
moechus qui formest ferox, Plaut. Mil. 4, 9, 13: naturā ferox, vehemens, manu promptus erat, Sall. C. 43 fin.; cf.: nimium es vehemens feroxque naturā, Cic. Vat. 2, 4: ferox naturā, Sall. J. 11, 3: vicimus vi feroces, Plaut. Am. 1, 1, 82: Aequorum magna gens et ferox, warlike, Cic. Rep. 2, 20: Latium, Hor. C. 1, 35, 10: Roma, id. ib. 3, 3, 44: Parthi, id. ib. 3, 2, 3: Sygambri, id. ib. 4, 2, 34: miles, id. ib. 1, 6, 3: Hector, id. ib. 4, 9, 21: virgo (i. e. Minerva), Mart. 14, 179; cf. Sil. 9, 457: loca amoena, voluptaria facile in otio feroces militum animos molliverat, Sall. C. 11, 5; cf. id. J. 106, 3: ferox bello, Hor. C. 1, 32, 6; cf.: feroces ad bellandum, Liv. 38, 13, 11: adversus pericula ferox, Tac. H. 3, 69 fin.: Triaria ultra feminam ferox, id. ib. 2, 63: vir nobilis ac ferox, id. A. 4, 21.—With gen.: animi, Tac. A. 1, 32. —Sup.: globus ferocissimorum juvenum, Liv. 1, 12, 9: auxiliarii, Tac. H. 2, 24: nullo adversante, cum ferocissimi cecidissent, id. A. 1, 2.II. In a bad sense:
equi indomiti, feroces, Plaut. Men. 5, 2, 110: leones, Lucr. 4, 717: aper, Verg. A. 10, 711: indulgentia ferocem fortasse atque arrogantem et infestum facit, Cic. Att. 10, 11, 3: dote fretae, feroces, i. e. arrogant, Plaut. Men. 5, 2, 17; cf.: ferox formā, id. Mil. 4, 9, 13; Titin. ap. Non. 305, 6: Numidae secundis rebus feroces, Sall. J. 94, 4; cf.: ferox viribus, Liv. 1, 7, 5; 7, 5, 6: robore corporis stolide ferox, Tac. A. 1, 3: nequicquam Veneris praesidio ferox, Hor. C. 1, 15, 13: sit Medea ferox invictaque, id. A. P. 123: animus ferox inopiā rei familiaris, Sall. C. 5, 7; cf.: quibus aetas animusque ferox erat, id. ib. 38, 1: oculi, Luc. 5, 211: patribus ferox, haughty toward the senators, Liv. 7, 40, 8.—Comp.: in bellis civilibus, victoria, etiamsi ad meliores venit, tamen eos ipsos ferociores impotentioresque reddit, Cic. Fam. 4, 9, 3; id. Fragm. ap. Non. 305, 10: et quia tecum eram, propterea animo eram ferocior, Plaut. Mil. 4, 8, 13; id. Rud. 3, 1, 14; Quint. 2, 2, 3. —Sup.: duas ferocissimas affectiones amoris atque odii coërcere, Gell. 1, 3 fin.: bestiae, Vulg. 2 Macc. 11, 9.—(b). With gen.:
linguae feroces, Tac. H. 1, 35: ferox scelerum, eager for, prone to crimes, id. A. 4, 12: deorum Spretor erat mentisque ferox Ixione natus, Ov. M. 8, 614: scelerum, Tac. A. 4, 12.—(g). With in and acc.:
ferox in suos erat miles, ignavus in hostes, Amm. 22, 4, 7.—(d). With inf.:
ferox est, viginti minas meas tractare sese, Plaut. As. 2, 4, 62: odium renovare ferox, Sil. 11, 8.—Hence, adv.: fĕrōcĭter. 1. (Acc. to I.) Courageously, valorously, bravely:
strenue et ferociter facta in bello plura memorari possunt, Liv. 3, 47, 2: adequitare, id. 9, 22, 4: mandata edere, Tac. A. 15, 5.—Comp.: pauci ferocius decernunt, Sall. J. 104, 2.—Sup.: cum quo ferocissime pro Romana societate adversus Punicum foedus steterat, Liv. 23, 8, 3.—2. (Acc. to II.) Fiercely, savagely, insolently:
aspere et ferociter et libere dicta, Cic. Planc. 13, 33: increpare, Plaut. Am. 1, 1, 58: dictae sententiae, Liv. 2, 55, 11.— Comp.: paulo ferocius (exagitatus), Cic. Q. Fr. 2, 13, 2.—Sup.: obloqui, Curt. 10, 2 fin.Charlton Lewis's shorter dictionary for students: the same scholarship in plain, modern definitions.
ferōx ōcis, adj. with comp. and sup.
2 FER-, wild, bold, courageous, warlike, spirited, brave, gallant, fierce : Eone es ferox, quod, etc., T.: naturā, S.: gens, warlike : Latium, H.: miles, H.: animi, S.: bello, Ta.: ad bellandum, L.: virtus, V.: ferocissimi iuvenes, L.— Savage, headstrong, fierce, insolent, cruel : Numidae secundis rebus, S.: viribus, L.: mentis, O.: scelerum, Ta.: stolide, L.: serpens, V.: quibus aetas animusque ferox erat, S.: patribus ferox esse, haughty , L.: victoria eos ferociores reddit: Aetas, pitiless , H.
Origins
From Proto-Italic *ferōks, from earlier *xʷerōks, from Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰweroh₃kʷs (“having the appearance of a wild animal”), from *ǵʰwero- (early Proto-Italic *xʷeros, suffixed form *ǵʰwer- (“wild animal”)) + *h₃ekʷ- (“eye; to see”).
Descendants
- Catalanferoç
- Englishferocious
- Frenchféroce
- Italianferoce
- Occitanferòç
- Portugueseferoz
- Romanianferoce
- Spanishferoz
- Galicianferoz
- Translingualferox