LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · neutersecond declension

īnfernum

īnfernum n (genitive īnfernī)
Classical[ĩːˈfɛr.nũː]Ecclesiastical[iɱˈfɛr.num]

Meaning

  1. the depths of the earth

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativeīnfernumīnferna
genitiveīnfernīīnfernōrum
dativeīnfernōīnfernīs
accusativeīnfernumīnferna
ablativeīnfernōīnfernīs
vocativeīnfernumīnferna

Origins

  1. Proto-Indo-European*h₂én
  2. Proto-Indo-European*dʰeh₁-?
  3. Proto-Indo-European*(H)n̥dʰí
  4. Latinīnfernum

Proto-Indo-European *(H)n̥dʰérder. Proto-Italic *enðernom Latin infernum Inherited from Proto-Italic *enðernom, from Proto-Indo-European *(H)n̥dʰér.

Quick answers

What does īnfernum mean in Latin?
īnfernum, a noun, means “the depths of the earth”.
What is the genitive of īnfernum?
The genitive singular is īnfernī. īnfernum is neuter, second declension.
How do you pronounce īnfernum?
In classical Latin, [ĩːˈfɛr.nũː]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [iɱˈfɛr.num].
Where does īnfernum come from?
Proto-Indo-European *h₂én → Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁-? → Proto-Indo-European *(H)n̥dʰí → Latin īnfernum.