inferius

Latin

Pronunciation

• (Classical) IPA^(key): /inˈfe.ri.us/, [ĩːˈfɛriʊs̠]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /inˈfe.ri.us/, [iɱˈfɛːrius]

Etymology 1

īnferō (“I inter”) +‎ -ius.

Adjective

īnferius (feminine īnferia, neuter īnferium); first/second-declension adjective

1. (rare) sacrificial

Declension

First/second-declension adjective.

Number	Singular				Plural
Case / Gender	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter		Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	īnferius	īnferia	īnferium		īnferiī	īnferiae	īnferia
Genitive	īnferiī	īnferiae	īnferiī		īnferiōrum	īnferiārum	īnferiōrum
Dative	īnferiō		īnferiō		īnferiīs
Accusative	īnferium	īnferiam	īnferium		īnferiōs	īnferiās	īnferia
Ablative	īnferiō	īnferiā	īnferiō		īnferiīs
Vocative	īnferie	īnferia	īnferium		īnferiī	īnferiae	īnferia

Derived terms

• īnferiae

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Adjective

īnferius

1. inflection of īnferior:
   1. nominative/accusative/vocative neuter singular
   2. accusative masculine singular

References

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