Latin

Noun

nefās n ‎(no genitive); irregular declension

1. wrong, (moral) offense, wicked act
2. forbidden act

Declension

Not declined; used only in the nominative and accusative singular.

Derived terms

• nefārius
• nefāstus

Descendants

• Portuguese: nefas
• Spanish: nefas

References

• nefas in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• nefas in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
• Félix Gaffiot (1934), “nefas”, in Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Paris: Hachette.