adjectivefirst/second-declension adjective
inausus
inausus (feminine inausa, neuter inausum)
Classical[ɪˈnau̯.sʊs]Ecclesiastical[iˈnaːu̯.sus]
Meaning
- adjectiveunattempted, not ventured
Declension
| form | masculine | feminine | neuter |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | inausus | inausa | inausum |
| genitive | inausī | inausae | inausī |
| dative | inausō | inausae | inausō |
| accusative | inausum | inausam | inausum |
| ablative | inausō | inausā | inausō |
| vocative | inause | inausa | inausum |
| form | masculine | feminine | neuter |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | inausī | inausae | inausa |
| genitive | inausōrum | inausārum | inausōrum |
| dative | inausīs | inausīs | inausīs |
| accusative | inausōs | inausās | inausa |
| ablative | inausīs | inausīs | inausīs |
| vocative | inausī | inausae | inausa |
ĭn-ausus, a, um, adj.,
I. not ventured, unattempted (poet. and in post-Aug. prose):
ne quid inausum Aut intractatum scelerisve dolive fuisset, Verg. A. 8, 205: nefas, Val. Fl. 1, 807: quid enim per hosce dies inausum intemeratumve vobis? Tac. A. 1, 42: sciat animus nihil inausum esse fortunae, Sen. Ep. 91 med.—Plur. as subst.: ĭn-ausa, ōrum, n., unattempted things, deeds beyond daring: quae inausa audeat, Sen. Thyest. 20.Charlton Lewis's shorter dictionary for students: the same scholarship in plain, modern definitions.
in-ausus adj.,
not ventured, unattempted: nil linquere inausum, V.: quid inausum vobis? Ta.
Origins
From in- (“un-”) + ausus (“dared”), from the perfect passive participle of audeō (“to dare”).