infernus

Latin

Etymology

Formed analogically (superus : supernus = īnferus : ?).[1]

Pronunciation

Adjective

īnfernus (feminine īnferna, neuter īnfernum); first/second-declension adjective

  1. of the lower regions
  2. infernal, hellish

Declension

Lua error in Module:utilities at line 142: attempt to perform arithmetic on local 'h' (a nil value)

Descendants

Noun

  • A clipping of the phrase īnfernus locus ("the nether place")

īnfernus m (genitive īnfernī); second declension

  1. the underworld, the netherworld
  2. the hell
    Synonyms: gehenna, īnferna

Declension

Lua error in Module:utilities at line 142: attempt to perform arithmetic on local 'h' (a nil value)

References

  • infernus”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • infernus”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
  • infernus in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette
  • infernus in Ramminger, Johann (accessed 16 July 2016) Neulateinische Wortliste: Ein Wörterbuch des Lateinischen von Petrarca bis 1700, pre-publication website, 2005-2016
  1. Walde, Alois; Hofmann, Johann Baptist (1938), īnfernus”, in Lateinisches etymologisches Wörterbuch (in German), volume I, 3rd edition, Heidelberg: Carl Winter, page 698
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