ferocia

== Italian == === Etymology === From feroce +‎ -ia. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /feˈrɔ.t͡ʃa/ Rhymes: -ɔtʃa Hyphenation: fe‧rò‧cia === Noun === ferocia f (plural ferocie) ferocity ==== Related terms ==== feroce === References === === Anagrams === Cafiero == Latin == === Etymology === From ferōx (“wild, fierce”) + -ia. === Pronunciation === (Classical Latin) IPA(key): [fɛˈroː.ki.a] (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): [feˈrɔː.t͡ʃi.a] === Noun === ferōcia f (genitive ferōciae); first declension ferocity insolence ==== Usage notes ==== According to Georges, ferōcitās is courage that is caused by a feeling of inner strength whereas ferōcia is an innate quality of character. Lewis & Short phrase this difference as "wild or untamed courage" (ferōcitās) versus "wild or untamed spirit" (ferōcia). ==== Declension ==== First-declension noun. ==== Related terms ==== ferōcitās === Adjective === ferōcia nominative/accusative/vocative neuter plural of ferōx === References === “ferocia”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879), A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press “ferocia”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891), An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers “ferocia”, in Gaffiot, Félix (1934), Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette. ferocia in Georges, Karl Ernst; Georges, Heinrich (1913–1918), Ausführliches lateinisch-deutsches Handwörterbuch, 8th edition, volume 1, Hahnsche Buchhandlung