internus

Latin

Etymology

From inter (between, among).

Pronunciation

Adjective

internus (feminine interna, neuter internum, adverb internē); first/second-declension adjective

  1. (literal) inward, internal
  2. (figurative) domestic, civil, internal

Inflection

First/second-declension adjective.

singular plural
masculine feminine neuter masculine feminine neuter
nominative internus interna internum internī internae interna
genitive internī internae internī internōrum internārum internōrum
dative internō internae internō internīs
accusative internum internam internum internōs internās interna
ablative internō internā internō internīs
vocative interne interna internum internī internae interna

Derived terms

Descendants

quotation: ... pariterque provincias internis certaminibus aut magistratuum iniuriis fessas refovebat Tacitus Lib.II 54

and likewise the provinces exhausted from internal disputes or the injustice of governors he restored

References

  • internus”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • internus”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
  • internus in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
  • Carl Meißner, Henry William Auden (1894) Latin Phrase-Book[1], London: Macmillan and Co.
    • the Mediterranean Sea: mare medium or internum