Inuus
Latin
editEtymology
editFrom ineō (“I have intercourse”).
Pronunciation
edit- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): /ˈi.nu.us/, [ˈɪnuʊs̠]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ˈi.nu.us/, [ˈiːnuːs]
Proper noun
editInuus m sg (genitive Inuī); second declension
- (Roman mythology) The god who embodied sexual intercourse
Declension
editSecond-declension noun, singular only.
Case | Singular |
---|---|
Nominative | Inuus |
Genitive | Inuī |
Dative | Inuō |
Accusative | Inuum |
Ablative | Inuō |
Vocative | Inue |
Derived terms
editReferences
edit- “inuus”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- Inuus in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.