inermis

Latin

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Proto-Italic *enarmis.[1] By surface analysis, arma +‎ in- -is.

Pronunciation

Adjective

inermis (neuter inerme); third-declension two-termination adjective

  1. unarmed, defenceless
    Synonyms: infestus, intutus, nudus
    Antonyms: munitus, defensus, tutus, firmatus
  2. toothless

Declension

Third-declension two-termination adjective.

singular plural
masc./fem. neuter masc./fem. neuter
nominative inermis inerme inermēs inermia
genitive inermis inermium
dative inermī inermibus
accusative inermem inerme inermēs
inermīs
inermia
ablative inermī inermibus
vocative inermis inerme inermēs inermia

Descendants

  • Catalan: inerme
  • French: inerme
  • Galician: inerme
  • Italian: inerme
  • Occitan: inèrme
  • Portuguese: inerme
  • Spanish: inerme

References

  1. ^ Ranjan Sen, Nicholas Zair (4 July 2022) “Liquid polarity, positional contrast, and diachronic change: Clear and dark /r/ in Latin”, in Diachronica[1], volume 39, number 3, →DOI, →ISSN, page 16
  • inermis”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • inermis”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
  • inermis in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
  • De Vaan, Michiel (2008) Etymological Dictionary of Latin and the other Italic Languages (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 7), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 54