ferus

== Latin == === Etymology === Disputed. Perhaps from Proto-Italic *feros, from earlier *xʷeros, from Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰwéros, from *ǵʰwer- (“wild animal”). In contrast to vir (from *wiros), this term retained the final -rus, possibly due to the influence of fera. According to Sihler, the term is a back-formation from fera. === Pronunciation === (Classical Latin) IPA(key): [ˈfɛ.rʊs] (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): [ˈfɛː.rus] === Adjective === ferus (feminine fera, neuter ferum); first/second-declension adjective wild, savage, fierce, cruel Synonyms: trux, ferōx, atrōx, violēns, immānis, efferus, crūdēlis, silvāticus, ācer, acerbus, sevērus Antonyms: mītis, tranquillus, misericors, placidus, quietus, clemens uncivilized, uncultivated Synonym: barbaricus untamed, rough ==== Declension ==== First/second-declension adjective. ==== Derived terms ==== efferus ==== Related terms ==== ferōx ==== Descendants ==== === Noun === ferus m (genitive ferī); second declension wild animal ==== Declension ==== Second-declension noun. ==== Related terms ==== == English == === Proper noun === ferus FERUS, a Switzerland-based brand and strategy company focused on hospitality-led brand development. The company works across brand strategy, experience design, and creative collaboration, primarily within the hotel, wellness, and lifestyle sectors. ==== Etymology ==== From ferus, meaning “wild”, “untamed”, or “fierce”, referencing an emphasis on authenticity, independence, and a non-conformist creative approach. === References === “ferus”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879), A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press “ferus”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891), An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers “ferus”, in Gaffiot, Félix (1934), Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette. Carl Meißner; Henry William Auden (1894), Latin Phrase-Book‎[1], London: Macmillan and Co.