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

1. to lend money at interest; to practice usury

Usage notes

This verb is occasionally deponent (faeneror), especially in Cicero.

Conjugation

   Conjugation of faenerō (first conjugation)

indicative		singular						plural
		first		second		third		first		second		third
active	present	faenerō		faenerās		faenerat		faenerāmus		faenerātis		faenerant
	imperfect	faenerābam		faenerābās		faenerābat		faenerābāmus		faenerābātis		faenerābant
	future	faenerābō		faenerābis		faenerābit		faenerābimus		faenerābitis		faenerābunt
	perfect	faenerāvī		faenerāvistī		faenerāvit		faenerāvimus		faenerāvistis		faenerāvērunt, faenerāvēre
	pluperfect	faenerāveram		faenerāverās		faenerāverat		faenerāverāmus		faenerāverātis		faenerāverant
	future perfect	faenerāverō		faenerāveris		faenerāverit		faenerāverimus		faenerāveritis		faenerāverint
passive	present	faeneror		faenerāris, faenerāre		faenerātur		faenerāmur		faenerāminī		faenerantur
	imperfect	faenerābar		faenerābāris, faenerābāre		faenerābātur		faenerābāmur		faenerābāminī		faenerābantur
	future	faenerābor		faenerāberis, faenerābere		faenerābitur		faenerābimur		faenerābiminī		faenerābuntur
	perfect	faenerātus + present active indicative of sum
	pluperfect	faenerātus + imperfect active indicative of sum
	future perfect	faenerātus + future active indicative of sum
subjunctive		singular						plural
		first		second		third		first		second		third
active	present	faenerem		faenerēs		faeneret		faenerēmus		faenerētis		faenerent
	imperfect	faenerārem		faenerārēs		faenerāret		faenerārēmus		faenerārētis		faenerārent
	perfect	faenerāverim		faenerāverīs		faenerāverit		faenerāverīmus		faenerāverītis		faenerāverint
	pluperfect	faenerāvissem		faenerāvissēs		faenerāvisset		faenerāvissēmus		faenerāvissētis		faenerāvissent
passive	present	faenerer		faenerēris, faenerēre		faenerētur		faenerēmur		faenerēminī		faenerentur
	imperfect	faenerārer		faenerārēris, faenerārēre		faenerārētur		faenerārēmur		faenerārēminī		faenerārentur
	perfect	faenerātus + present active subjunctive of sum
	pluperfect	faenerātus + imperfect active subjunctive of sum
imperative		singular						plural
		first		second		third		first		second		third
active	present	—		faenerā		—		—		faenerāte		—
	future	—		faenerātō		faenerātō		—		faenerātōte		faenerantō
passive	present	—		faenerāre		—		—		faenerāminī		—
	future	—		faenerātor		faenerātor		—		—		faenerantor
non-finite forms		infinitive						participle
		active			passive			active			passive
present		faenerāre			faenerārī			faenerāns			—
future		faenerātūrum esse			faenerātum īrī			faenerātūrus			faenerandus
perfect		faenerāvisse			faenerātum esse			—			faenerātus
future perfect		—			faenerātum fore			—			—
perfect potential		faenerātūrum fuisse			—			—			—
verbal nouns		gerund								supine
		genitive		dative		accusative		ablative		accusative		ablative
		faenerandī		faenerandō		faenerandum		faenerandō		faenerātum		faenerātū

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)

1. fisherman
2. 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