LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
adjectivefirst/second-declension adjective

adamantinus

adamantinus (feminine adamantina, neuter adamantinum)
Classical[a.daˈman.tɪ.nʊs]Ecclesiastical[a.daˈman.ti.nus]

Meaning

  1. adjectiveadamantine (all senses)
  2. adjectiveincorruptible, impregnable
  3. adjectiveinflexible

Declension

singular
formmasculinefeminineneuter
nominativeadamantinusadamantinaadamantinum
genitiveadamantinīadamantinaeadamantinī
dativeadamantinōadamantinaeadamantinō
accusativeadamantinumadamantinamadamantinum
ablativeadamantinōadamantināadamantinō
vocativeadamantineadamantinaadamantinum
plural
formmasculinefeminineneuter
nominativeadamantinīadamantinaeadamantina
genitiveadamantinōrumadamantinārumadamantinōrum
dativeadamantinīsadamantinīsadamantinīs
accusativeadamantinōsadamantināsadamantina
ablativeadamantinīsadamantinīsadamantinīs
vocativeadamantinīadamantinaeadamantina

ădămantĭnus, a, um, adj., = ἀδαμάντινος,
I. hard as steel, etc., adamantine: saxa, Lucr. 2, 447: duritia, Plin. 37, 11, 73. —Hence poet., extremely hard, inflexible, invincible: clavi, Hor. C. 3, 24, 5: tunica, id. ib. 1, 6, 13: juga, Prop. 3, 9, 9; cf. aënus.

Origins

From Ancient Greek ἀδαμάντινος (adamántinos).

Descendants
  • Englishadamantine
  • Italianadamantino

In English words that came into English from adamantinus

  • adamantineadamantinus

Quick answers

What does adamantinus mean in Latin?
adamantinus, a adjective, means “adamantine (all senses); incorruptible, impregnable; inflexible”.
How do you pronounce adamantinus?
In classical Latin, [a.daˈman.tɪ.nʊs]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [a.daˈman.ti.nus].