how do you say "bad dog" in latin?

Answer 1

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Canis malus = Bad dog, male

Canis mala = Bad dog, female

Romans typically used the female form when 'dog' was generic.

Answer 2

Rose L. is right.

SuperVibrationalEscrow is wrong.

"Canis" means dog. It's masculine if the dog is male, so a bad (male) dog is "canis malus." It's feminine if the dog is female, so a bad (female) dog is "canis mala."

Note, though, that it will be different if it's not the subject of the sentence. For example, if you're saying "Lock that bad dog up," it will be, "canem malum" (masculine) or "malam" (feminine).

Source(s): http://www.perseus.tufts.edu/cgi-bin/ptext?doc=Per...

Answer 3

As many people said before me, the correct answer is "Canis malus" for a male and "Canis mala" for a female.

Answer 4

Canis malus

EDIT: That's just a guess and the guy above me is probably right

Source(s): Basic grasp of Latin (as have studied Latin- based Modern Languages) and a Latin dictionary.

Answer 5

nocens canis

But if you want it to sound like something really dark.. more on the order of 'evil dog'

malum canis