adjectivefirst/second-declension adjective
inanimus
inanimus (feminine inanima, neuter inanimum)
Classical[ɪˈna.nɪ.mʊs]Ecclesiastical[iˈnaː.ni.mus]
Meaning
- adjectivelifeless, inanimate
Declension
| form | masculine | feminine | neuter |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | inanimus | inanima | inanimum |
| genitive | inanimī | inanimae | inanimī |
| dative | inanimō | inanimae | inanimō |
| accusative | inanimum inanimem | inanimam inanimem | inanimum |
| ablative | inanimō | inanimā | inanimō |
| vocative | inanime | inanima | inanimum |
| form | masculine | feminine | neuter |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | inanimī inanimēs | inanimae inanimēs | inanima inanimia |
| genitive | inanimōrum inanimium | inanimārum inanimium | inanimōrum inanimium |
| dative | inanimīs inanimibus | inanimīs inanimibus | inanimīs inanimibus |
| accusative | inanimōs inanimēs | inanimās inanimēs | inanima inanimia |
| ablative | inanimīs inanimibus | inanimīs inanimibus | inanimīs inanimibus |
| vocative | inanimī inanimēs | inanimae inanimēs | inanima inanimia |
ĭnănĭmus, a, um, adj. 2. in-animus,
I. lifeless, inanimate (class.; cf. Madv. ad Cic. Fin. p. 534):
cum inter inanimum et animal hoc maxime intersit, quod inanimum nihil agit, animal agit aliquid, Cic. Ac. 2, 12, 37; cf.: inanimum est omne, quod pulsu agitatur externo; quod autem est animal, id motu cietur interiore et suo, id. Tusc. 1, 23, 54: cujusque generis vel inanimi vel animantis origo, id. ib. 5, 24, 69; id. Rep. 6, 26: res (opp. quodque animal), id. Div. 2, 47, 98: natura, id. N. D. 2, 30, 76: muta atque inanima, Cic. Verr. 2, 5, 67, § 171; so with muta, id. N. D. 1, 14, 36; Tac. A. 4, 69 fin.: omnes res, animantes et inanimae, Auct. Her. 4, 48, 61; 4, 53, 66; cf.: ex mutis animalibus aut inanimis, Quint. 5, 3, 23: satiati caede animantium, quae inanima erant, etc., Liv. 41, 18, 4.Charlton Lewis's shorter dictionary for students: the same scholarship in plain, modern definitions.
inanimus adj.
2 in+anima, lifeless, inanimate: inanimum est omne, quod, etc.: natura.
Origins
From in- (privative suffix) + anima + -us.