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faenus

faenus

Latin

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Noun

faenus n (genitive faenoris); third declension

  1. interest (on capital); usury
  2. gain, profit, advantage
  3. (figuratively) banking, moneylending (faenus exerceo: practice banking)

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Third declension neuter.

Case Singular Plural
nominative faenus faenora
genitive faenoris faenorum
dative faenorī faenoribus
accusative faenus faenora
ablative faenore faenoribus
vocative faenus faenora

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