insolens

Latin

Etymology

From in- (un-) +‎ soleō (I am used to).

Pronunciation

Adjective

īnsolēns (genitive īnsolentis, comparative īnsolentior, adverb īnsolenter); third-declension one-termination adjective

  1. unusual
  2. contrary to custom or one’s own custom
    • 166 BCE, Publius Terentius Afer, Andria 907:
      CHREMĒS: Quid tū Athēnās īnsolēns? CRĪTŌ: Ēvenit.
      CHREMES: What [are] you [doing in] Athens, [since we’re so] unaccustomed [to seeing you here]?
      CRITO: It just happened [to turn out that way].
      (In context, Chremes is expressing his suspicions with dramatic irony, and Crito is hiding his true intentions. Cassell’s Latin Dictionary adds a word for clarification: Quid tu Athenas insolens venisti? — “What brings you to Athens so unexpectedly?” )
  3. arrogant, haughty, insolent
    Synonyms: superbus, ferōx, arrogāns, impudēns
    Antonym: pudēns

Declension

Third-declension one-termination adjective.

singular plural
masc./fem. neuter masc./fem. neuter
nominative īnsolēns īnsolentēs īnsolentia
genitive īnsolentis īnsolentium
dative īnsolentī īnsolentibus
accusative īnsolentem īnsolēns īnsolentēs īnsolentia
ablative īnsolentī īnsolentibus
vocative īnsolēns īnsolentēs īnsolentia

Descendants

  • Catalan: insolent
  • English: insolent
  • French: insolent
  • Galician: insolente
  • Italian: insolente
  • Portuguese: insolente
  • Sicilian: nzulenti
  • Spanish: insolente

References

  • insolens”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • insolens”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
  • insolens in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
  • Carl Meißner, Henry William Auden (1894) Latin Phrase-Book[1], London: Macmillan and Co.
    • (ambiguous) to be puffed up with pride: insolentia, superbia inflatum esse
  • insolens in Ramminger, Johann (16 July 2016 (last accessed)) Neulateinische Wortliste: Ein Wörterbuch des Lateinischen von Petrarca bis 1700[2], pre-publication website, 2005-2016