[ˈpɛj.jɔr], [ˈpɛː.jor]
OriginFrom Proto-Italic *pedjōs, probably from Proto-Indo-European *ped-yōs (“to the ground, downward”), from *ped- (“to walk, fall, stumble”), with change of *-dj- to -[jj]- as in caia (“cudgel”) from *kaidjā-. Compare pessimus (“worst”). Cognate to pēs, pessum.
- comparative, declension-3, form-ofcomparative degree of malus; worse
Formspeius(neuter) · peior(feminine, masculine, nominative, singular) · peius(neuter, nominative, singular) · peiōrēs(feminine, masculine, nominative, plural) · peiōra(neuter, nominative, plural) · peiōris(feminine, genitive, masculine, neuter, singular) · peiōrum(feminine, genitive, masculine, neuter, plural) · peiōrī(dative, feminine, masculine, neuter, singular) · peiōribus(dative, feminine, masculine, neuter, plural) · peiōrem(accusative, feminine, masculine, singular) · peius(accusative, neuter, singular) · peiōrēs(accusative, feminine, masculine, plural) · peiōrīs(accusative, feminine, masculine, plural) · peiōra(accusative, neuter, plural) · peiōre(ablative, feminine, masculine, neuter, singular) · peiōrī(ablative, feminine, masculine, neuter, singular) · peiōribus(ablative, feminine, masculine, neuter, plural) · peior(feminine, masculine, singular, vocative) · peius(neuter, singular, vocative) · peiōrēs(feminine, masculine, plural, vocative)