adjectivefirst/second-declension adjective
īnferius
īnferius (feminine īnferia, neuter īnferium)
Classical[ĩːˈfɛ.ri.ʊs]Ecclesiastical[iɱˈfɛː.ri.us]
Meaning
- adjectiveraresacrificial
Declension
| form | masculine | feminine | neuter |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | īnferius | īnferia | īnferium |
| genitive | īnferiī | īnferiae | īnferiī |
| dative | īnferiō | īnferiae | īnferiō |
| accusative | īnferium | īnferiam | īnferium |
| ablative | īnferiō | īnferiā | īnferiō |
| vocative | īnferie | īnferia | īnferium |
| form | masculine | feminine | neuter |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | īnferiī | īnferiae | īnferia |
| genitive | īnferiōrum | īnferiārum | īnferiōrum |
| dative | īnferiīs | īnferiīs | īnferiīs |
| accusative | īnferiōs | īnferiās | īnferia |
| ablative | īnferiīs | īnferiīs | īnferiīs |
| vocative | īnferiī | īnferiae | īnferia |
infĕrĭus, adv.,
I. v. infra.
infĕrĭus, a, um, adj. infero,
I. that is offered or sacrificed (ante- and post-class.):
vinum, sacrificial wine, Cato, R. R. 132, 2; 134, 3; Arn. 4, 138.Charlton Lewis's shorter dictionary for students: the same scholarship in plain, modern definitions.
īnferius adj.
neut. of inferior, lower, further down: Inferius terras (cremabis), too low, O.: inferius suis fraternos currere equos, O.—With quam, O.
Origins
- Proto-Indo-European*h₁én
- Proto-Italic*en
- Proto-Italic*en-
- Latinīnferius
Proto-Indo-European *bʰer- Proto-Indo-European *-eti Proto-Indo-European *bʰéreti Proto-Italic *ferō Latin ferō Latin īnferō Proto-Indo-European *-(i)yós Proto-Italic *-ijos Proto-Italic *-ios Old Latin -ios Latin -ius Latin īnferius From īnferō (“to inter”) + -ius.