LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
adjectivefirst/second declension

īnfimus

īnfimus (superlative, feminine īnfima, neuter īnfimum)
Classical[ˈĩː.fɪ.mʊs]Ecclesiastical[ˈiɱ.fi.mus]
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Meaning

  1. superlativelowest, deepest, innermost, nethermost
  2. superlativethe lowest part of, the bottom of, the depths of
    īnfimum marethe bottom of the sea

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Choosing the right word Döderlein's Latin Synonyms

Imus · Infimus

Imum (superl. from in) denotes the lowest part of a whole; infimum (superl. from inferus) either the lowest part of all the parts, that is, the basis, or the lowest in a discrete magnitude, that is, a magnitude consisting of distinct parts. The imum is the lowest extremity of a part; then the infimum, the lowest part, with reference to the other parts. Cic. Rosc. Com. 7. Ab imis unguibus usque ad summum verticem: compare with Divin. i. 33. Ut ab infima ara subito anguis emergeret; and with N. D. ii. 20. Luna infima est quinque errantium. Further, imus denotes the lowest in a purely local relation; infimus, with the accessory notion of the lowest rank. (iv. 377.)

Declension

singular
formmasculinefeminineneuter
nominativeīnfimusīnfimaīnfimum
genitiveīnfimīīnfimaeīnfimī
dativeīnfimōīnfimaeīnfimō
accusativeīnfimumīnfimamīnfimum
ablativeīnfimōīnfimāīnfimō
vocativeīnfimeīnfimaīnfimum
plural
formmasculinefeminineneuter
nominativeīnfimīīnfimaeīnfima
genitiveīnfimōrumīnfimārumīnfimōrum
dativeīnfimīsīnfimīsīnfimīs
accusativeīnfimōsīnfimāsīnfima
ablativeīnfimīsīnfimīsīnfimīs
vocativeīnfimīīnfimaeīnfima

Phrases from Meissner's Latin Phrase-Book

infimo loco natus
from the lowest classes.
magnis (infimis) precibus moveri
to be influenced by, to yield to urgent (abject) entreaty.
summi (et) infimi (Rep. 1. 34. 53)
high and low.
infima fortuna or condicio servorum
a degraded, servile condition.
condicio ac fortuna hominum infimi generis
the position of the lower classes.
sub radicibus montis, in infimo monte, sub monte
at the foot of the mountain.
collis leniter ab infimo acclivis (opp. leniter a summo declivis)
a gentle ascent.

infĭmus, a, um, v. inferus, III. A.

Origins

From Proto-Italic *enðemos, from Proto-Indo-European *(H)n̥dʰ-m̥mó-s, from *(H)n̥dʰér. Superlative form of īnferus. See also īmus.

Descendants
  • Catalanínfim
  • Frenchinfime
  • Italianinfimo
  • Portugueseínfimo
  • Romanianinfim
  • Spanishínfimo

Quick answers

What does īnfimus mean in Latin?
īnfimus, a adjective, means “lowest, deepest, innermost, nethermost; the lowest part of, the bottom of, the depths of”.
How do you pronounce īnfimus?
In classical Latin, [ˈĩː.fɪ.mʊs]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [ˈiɱ.fi.mus].