insolens
Latin
Etymology
From in- (“un-”) + soleō (“I am used to”).
Pronunciation
- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): [ˈĩː.sɔ.ɫẽːs]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): [ˈin.so.lens]
Adjective
īnsolēns (genitive īnsolentis, comparative īnsolentior, adverb īnsolenter); third-declension one-termination adjective
- unusual
- 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?” )
- CHREMES: What [are] you [doing in] Athens, [since we’re so] unaccustomed [to seeing you here]?
- CHREMĒS: Quid tū Athēnās īnsolēns? CRĪTŌ: Ēvenit.
- arrogant, haughty, insolent
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
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
- (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