nefas

Latin

Alternative forms

nephās (Medieval Latin)

Etymology

From ne (“not”) +‎ fās (“divine law”).

Pronunciation

(Classical) IPA^(key): /ˈne.faːs/, [ˈnɛfäːs̠]

(modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈne.fas/, [ˈnɛːfäs]

Noun

nefās n sg (indeclinable, no genitive)

wrong; (moral) offense; wicked act; misdeed or misdoing
forbidden deed or act

Declension

Not declined; used only in the nominative and accusative singular, singular only.

Case	Singular
Nominative	nefās
Genitive	—
Dative	—
Accusative	nefās
Ablative	—
Vocative	—

Derived terms

Descendants

Portuguese: nefas
Spanish: nefas

References

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

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