īnfēnsus

īnfēnsus uit.-lat.

from Proto-Indo-European *gʷʰen- (“to strike”). Compare dēfēnsus from dēfendō. Contrast īnfestus, which is unrelated .

Gebildet als perfektes passives Partizip eines (nicht notwendigerweise existierenden) Verbs *īnfendō, von in- +‎ *fendō, von uig. *gʷʰen- „schlagen“. Vergleiche dēfēnsus mit dēfendō. Kontrast īnfestus, das nicht verwandt sei.

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /inˈfen.sus/, [ĩːˈfẽːs̠ʊs̠]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /inˈfen.sus/, [iɱˈfɛnsus]

Adjective

īnfēnsus (feminine īnfēnsa, neuter īnfēnsum); first/second-declension adjective

1. hostile, inimical, aggressive [ synonyms, antonyms ▲][ quotations ▼]

   Synonyms: hostīlis, inimīcus, inīquus, īnfestus, adversus, dīversus, āversus, oblīquus

   Antonyms: affābilis, amīcābilis, facilis, benevolēns

2. enraged
3. dangerous [ synonyms ▲]

   Synonyms: anceps, perīculōsus, dubius, capitālis

Declension

First/second-declension adjective.

Number	Singular				Plural
Case / Gender	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter		Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	īnfēnsus	īnfēnsa	īnfēnsum		īnfēnsī	īnfēnsae	īnfēnsa
Genitive	īnfēnsī	īnfēnsae	īnfēnsī		īnfēnsōrum	īnfēnsārum	īnfēnsōrum
Dative	īnfēnsō		īnfēnsō		īnfēnsīs
Accusative	īnfēnsum	īnfēnsam	īnfēnsum		īnfēnsōs	īnfēnsās	īnfēnsa
Ablative	īnfēnsō	īnfēnsā	īnfēnsō		īnfēnsīs
Vocative	īnfēnse	īnfēnsa	īnfēnsum		īnfēnsī	īnfēnsae	īnfēnsa

Derived terms

• īnfēnsō