LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
adjectivefirst/second-declension adjective

imperfossus

imperfossus (feminine imperfossa, neuter imperfossum)
Classical[ɪm.pɛrˈfɔs.sʊs]Ecclesiastical[im.perˈfɔs.sus]

Meaning

  1. adjectiveunpierced

Declension

singular
formmasculinefeminineneuter
nominativeimperfossusimperfossaimperfossum
genitiveimperfossīimperfossaeimperfossī
dativeimperfossōimperfossaeimperfossō
accusativeimperfossumimperfossamimperfossum
ablativeimperfossōimperfossāimperfossō
vocativeimperfosseimperfossaimperfossum
plural
formmasculinefeminineneuter
nominativeimperfossīimperfossaeimperfossa
genitiveimperfossōrumimperfossārumimperfossōrum
dativeimperfossīsimperfossīsimperfossīs
accusativeimperfossōsimperfossāsimperfossa
ablativeimperfossīsimperfossīsimperfossīs
vocativeimperfossīimperfossaeimperfossa

imperfossus (inp-), a, um, adj. 2. in-perfossus,
I. unpierced, unstabbed, Ov. M. 12, 496.

Origins

  1. Proto-Indo-European*né
  2. Proto-Indo-European*n̥-
  3. Proto-Italic*n̥-
  4. Latinimperfossus

Latin perfossus Latin imperfossus From in- (“un-”) + perfossus (“pierced”).

Quick answers

What does imperfossus mean in Latin?
imperfossus, a adjective, means “unpierced”.
How do you pronounce imperfossus?
In classical Latin, [ɪm.pɛrˈfɔs.sʊs]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [im.perˈfɔs.sus].
Where does imperfossus come from?
Proto-Indo-European *né → Proto-Indo-European *n̥- → Proto-Italic *n̥- → Latin imperfossus.