ignavus

Latin

Etymology

From in- +‎ (g)nāvus.

Pronunciation
  • (Classical) IPA(key): /iːɡˈnaː.wus/, [iːŋˈnaː.wʊs]

Adjective

īgnāvus (feminine īgnāva, neuter īgnāvum); first/second declension

  1. lazy, slothful, inactive, sluggish
  2. unproductive, idle
  3. cowardly

Inflection

First/second declension.

Number Singular Plural
Case / Gender Masculine Feminine Neuter Masculine Feminine Neuter
Nominative īgnāvus īgnāva īgnāvum īgnāvī īgnāvae īgnāva
Genitive īgnāvī īgnāvae īgnāvī īgnāvōrum īgnāvārum īgnāvōrum
Dative īgnāvō īgnāvō īgnāvīs
Accusative īgnāvum īgnāvam īgnāvum īgnāvōs īgnāvās īgnāva
Ablative īgnāvō īgnāvā īgnāvō īgnāvīs
Vocative īgnāve īgnāva īgnāvum īgnāvī īgnāvae īgnāva

Derived terms

References
  • ignavus in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • ignavus in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
  • ignavus in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Hachette
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