Latin

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Etymology

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From in- (un-) +‎ unattested *calamis ("damaged"). See calamitas.[1]

Pronunciation

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Adjective

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incolumis (neuter incolume); third-declension two-termination adjective

  1. unimpaired, uninjured, unharmed, unhurt, unscathed
    Synonyms: saluber, salvus, sanus, integer, intactus, validus, sospes, sollus, innoxius
    Antonyms: aeger, languidus
  2. safe, safe and sound

Declension

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Third-declension two-termination adjective.

Number Singular Plural
Case / Gender Masc./Fem. Neuter Masc./Fem. Neuter
Nominative incolumis incolume incolumēs incolumia
Genitive incolumis incolumium
Dative incolumī incolumibus
Accusative incolumem incolume incolumēs
incolumīs
incolumia
Ablative incolumī incolumibus
Vocative incolumis incolume incolumēs incolumia

Derived terms

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Descendants

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  • Catalan: incòlume
  • Galician: incólume
  • Italian: incolume
  • Portuguese: incólume
  • Spanish: incólume

References

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  • incolumis”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • incolumis”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
  • incolumis in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
  • Carl Meißner, Henry William Auden (1894) Latin Phrase-Book[2], London: Macmillan and Co.
    • to grant a man his life: aliquem (incolumem) conservare
  1. ^ De Vaan, Michiel (2008) Etymological Dictionary of Latin and the other Italic Languages (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 7)‎[1], Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN