faenero

== Latin == === Alternative forms === fēnerō === Etymology === From faenus (“interest, gain; banking”). === Pronunciation === (Classical Latin) IPA(key): [ˈfae̯.nɛ.roː] (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): [ˈfɛː.ne.ro] === Verb === faenerō (present infinitive faenerāre, perfect active faenerāvī, supine faenerātum); first conjugation to lend money at interest; to practice usury ==== Usage notes ==== This verb is occasionally deponent (faeneror), especially in Cicero. ==== Conjugation ==== === References === “faenero”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879), A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press “faenero”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891), An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers “faenero”, in Gaffiot, Félix (1934), Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette. == Spanish == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /faeˈneɾo/ [fa.eˈne.ɾo] Rhymes: -eɾo Syllabification: fa‧e‧ne‧ro === Noun === faenero m (plural faeneros, feminine faenera, feminine plural faeneras) fisherman labourer / laborer, farm worker === Further reading === “faenero”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025