ferior

English

Adjective

ferior (comparative more ferior, superlative most ferior)

  1. (slang) From inferior by dropping prefix in-, meaning the opposite of inferior, or excellent, superior.

Anagrams

Latin

Etymology 1

From fēriae. Rare use for the classical fēriās habeō.

Pronunciation

Verb

fērior (present infinitive fērī, perfect active fēriātus sum); third conjugation, deponent

  1. to rest from work, to keep holiday
Inflection
   Conjugation of ferior (first conjugation, deponent)
indicative singular plural
first second third first second third
active present fērior fēriāris, fēriāre fēriātur fēriāmur fēriāminī fēriantur
imperfect fēriābar fēriābāris, fēriābāre fēriābātur fēriābāmur fēriābāminī fēriābantur
future fēriābor fēriāberis, fēriābere fēriābitur fēriābimur fēriābiminī fēriābuntur
perfect fēriātus + present active indicative of sum
pluperfect fēriātus + imperfect active indicative of sum
future perfect fēriātus + future active indicative of sum
subjunctive singular plural
first second third first second third
active present fērier fēriēris, fēriēre fēriētur fēriēmur fēriēminī fērientur
imperfect fēriārer fēriārēris, fēriārēre fēriārētur fēriārēmur fēriārēminī fēriārentur
perfect fēriātus + present active subjunctive of sum
pluperfect fēriātus + imperfect active subjunctive of sum
imperative singular plural
first second third first second third
active present — fēriāre — — fēriāminī —
future — fēriātor fēriātor — — fēriantor
non-finite forms active passive
present perfect future present perfect future
infinitives fēriārī fēriātus esse fēriātūrus esse — — —
participles fēriāns fēriātus fēriātūrus — — fēriandus
verbal nouns gerund supine
nominative genitive dative/ablative accusative accusative ablative
fēriārī fēriandī fēriandō fēriandum fēriātum fēriātū
Derived terms
  • fēriātus

Etymology 2

Verb

ferior

  1. first-person singular present passive indicative of feriō

References
  • ferior in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • ferior in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Hachette
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