Inuus
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Latin[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From ineō (“I have intercourse”).
Pronunciation[edit]
- (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈi.nu.us/, [ˈɪnuʊs̠]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ˈi.nu.us/, [ˈiːnuːs]
Proper noun[edit]
Inuus m sg (genitive Inuī); second declension
- (Roman mythology) The god who embodied sexual intercourse
Declension[edit]
Second-declension noun, singular only.
| Case | Singular |
|---|---|
| Nominative | Inuus |
| Genitive | Inuī |
| Dative | Inuō |
| Accusative | Inuum |
| Ablative | Inuō |
| Vocative | Inue |
Derived terms[edit]
References[edit]
- “inuus”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- Inuus in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.