in- -is

See also: inis, Inis, -inis, and iniş

Latin

Etymology

From in- (“not”) and -is, with change to third declension i-stem.

Circumfix

-less, without, lacking

Usage notes

When affixed to a third-declension noun that has a contracted nominative singular form in -s from -t-s or -d-s, the adjective also has a contracted nominative singular form. Example: ars > *in-art-is > iners; frōns > *in-frond-is > īnfrōns.

Declension

Indeclinable portion with a third-declension two-termination adjective.

	masc./fem.	neuter	masc./fem.	neuter
	singular		plural
nominative	in- -is	in- -e	in- -ēs	in- -ia
genitive	in- -is		in- -ium
dative	in- -ī		in- -ibus
accusative	in- -em	in- -e	in- -ēs in- -īs	in- -ia
ablative	in- -ī		in- -ibus
vocative	in- -is	in- -e	in- -ēs	in- -ia

Derived terms

Latin terms circumfixed with in- -is