pejus
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Pronunciation
- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): /ˈpei̯.i̯us/, [ˈpɛi̯ːʊs̠]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ˈpe.jus/, [ˈpɛːjus]
Adjective
pejus
References
- “pejus”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- pejus in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
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Pronunciation
Etymology 1
From Latin peius, neuter of peior, comparative degree of malus (“bad”).
Adjective
pejus (invariable)
Noun
pejus m (uncountable)
Etymology 2
From Latin peius, comparative degree of male (“badly”).
Adverb
pejus
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