igneus

Latin

Etymology

Derived from ign(is) (“fire”) +‎ -eus (“-ous”, derivational suffix).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /ˈiɡ.ne.us/, [ˈɪŋneʊs̠]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈiɲ.ɲe.us/, [ˈiɲːeus]

Adjective

igneus (feminine ignea, neuter igneum); first/second-declension adjective

1. fiery, hot, on fire, burning
2. ardent, fervid, vehement

Declension

First/second-declension adjective.

Number	Singular				Plural
Case / Gender	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter		Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	igneus	ignea	igneum		igneī	igneae	ignea
Genitive	igneī	igneae	igneī		igneōrum	igneārum	igneōrum
Dative	igneō		igneō		igneīs
Accusative	igneum	igneam	igneum		igneōs	igneās	ignea
Ablative	igneō	igneā	igneō		igneīs
Vocative	ignee	ignea	igneum		igneī	igneae	ignea

Descendants

• Catalan: igni
• French: igné
• Galician: ígneo
• Italian: igneo
• Portuguese: ígneo
• Spanish: ígneo
• → English: igneous

References

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