infelix

Latin

Etymology

From in- +‎ fēlīx (“happy, fortunate”).

Pronunciation

(Classical) IPA^(key): /inˈfeː.liːks/, [ĩːˈfeːlʲiːks̠]

(modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /inˈfe.liks/, [iɱˈfɛːliks]

Adjective

īnfēlīx (genitive īnfēlīcis, comparative īnfēlīcior, superlative īnfēlīcissimus, adverb īnfēlīciter); third-declension one-termination adjective

unhappy, unfortunate
Synonyms: trīstis, maestus, aeger, miser

Antonyms: laetus, alacer, vīvus, fēlīx
unlucky
unfruitful
Synonyms: ingratus, gratuitus
causing misfortune

Declension

Third-declension one-termination adjective.

Case / Gender	Masc./Fem.	Neuter		Masc./Fem.	Neuter
Number	Singular			Plural
Nominative	īnfēlīx			īnfēlīcēs	īnfēlīcia
Genitive	īnfēlīcis			īnfēlīcium
Dative	īnfēlīcī			īnfēlīcibus
Accusative	īnfēlīcem	īnfēlīx		īnfēlīcēs	īnfēlīcia
Ablative	īnfēlīcī			īnfēlīcibus
Vocative	īnfēlīx			īnfēlīcēs	īnfēlīcia

Related terms

Descendants

Italian: infelice
Portuguese: infeliz
Spanish: infeliz

References

“infelix”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
“infelix”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
infelix in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.

This article is issued from Wiktionary. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.