adjectivefirst/second-declension adjective
imperfossus
imperfossus (feminine imperfossa, neuter imperfossum)
Classical[ɪm.pɛrˈfɔs.sʊs]Ecclesiastical[im.perˈfɔs.sus]
Meaning
- adjectiveunpierced
Declension
| form | masculine | feminine | neuter |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | imperfossus | imperfossa | imperfossum |
| genitive | imperfossī | imperfossae | imperfossī |
| dative | imperfossō | imperfossae | imperfossō |
| accusative | imperfossum | imperfossam | imperfossum |
| ablative | imperfossō | imperfossā | imperfossō |
| vocative | imperfosse | imperfossa | imperfossum |
| form | masculine | feminine | neuter |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | imperfossī | imperfossae | imperfossa |
| genitive | imperfossōrum | imperfossārum | imperfossōrum |
| dative | imperfossīs | imperfossīs | imperfossīs |
| accusative | imperfossōs | imperfossās | imperfossa |
| ablative | imperfossīs | imperfossīs | imperfossīs |
| vocative | imperfossī | imperfossae | imperfossa |
Charlton Lewis's shorter dictionary for students: the same scholarship in plain, modern definitions.
imperfossus (inp-) adj.
2 in+perfossus, unpierced: ab omni ictu, O.
Origins
- Proto-Indo-European*né
- Proto-Indo-European*n̥-
- Proto-Italic*n̥-
- Latinimperfossus
Latin perfossus Latin imperfossus From in- (“un-”) + perfossus (“pierced”).