LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
adjectivethird-declension two-termination adjective

īnfōrmis

īnfōrmis (neuter īnfōrme)
Classical[ĩːˈfoːr.mɪs]Ecclesiastical[iɱˈfɔr.mis]

Meaning

  1. two terminationformless, shapeless
  2. two terminationdeformed
  3. two terminationhideous, ugly

Declension

singular
formmasculinefeminineneuter
nominativeīnfōrmisīnfōrmisīnfōrme
genitiveīnfōrmisīnfōrmisīnfōrmis
dativeīnfōrmīīnfōrmīīnfōrmī
accusativeīnfōrmemīnfōrmemīnfōrme
ablativeīnfōrmīīnfōrmīīnfōrmī
vocativeīnfōrmisīnfōrmisīnfōrme
plural
formmasculinefeminineneuter
nominativeīnfōrmēsīnfōrmēsīnfōrmia
genitiveīnfōrmiumīnfōrmiumīnfōrmium
dativeīnfōrmibusīnfōrmibusīnfōrmibus
accusativeīnfōrmīs
īnfōrmēs		īnfōrmīs
īnfōrmēs		īnfōrmia
ablativeīnfōrmibusīnfōrmibusīnfōrmibus
vocativeīnfōrmēsīnfōrmēsīnfōrmia

informis, e, adj. 2. in-forma,
I. that has no form or not a proper form, unformed, shapeless.
I. Lit.: cum res muta aut informis fit loquens et formata, Auct. Her. 4, 53, 66: alveus, Liv. 21, 26, 9: caro, Plin. 7, 15, 13, § 63.—
II. Transf., unshapely, misshapen, deformed, hideous, horrid: cadaver, Verg. A. 8, 264: hiemes, Hor. C. 2, 10, 15: situs, id. Ep. 2, 2, 118: nota in ore, Prop. 1, 5, 16: color, Tib. 4, 4, 6: informes sanguine peltae, Stat. Th. 12, 528: imbre cruento informis facies, Luc. 6, 224: exitus, Tac. A. 6, 49: sors, id. ib. 12, 37: letum, Verg. A. 12, 603: nihil est illis (metallis) informius, Sen. Ep. 94 med.— Adv.: infor-mĭter, hideously, horridly: sonare, Aug. Conf. 12, 29.

Origins

  1. Ancient Greek μορφή(morphḗ)der.?
  2. Latinīnfōrmis

Proto-Indo-European *né Proto-Indo-European *n̥- Proto-Italic *n̥- Latin in- Proto-Indo-European *-is Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-ih₂der.? Proto-Italic *-is Latin -is Latin in- -is Latin īnfōrmis From fōrma + in- -is.

Descendants
  • Frenchinforme
  • Italianinforme
  • Spanishinforme

In English words that came into English from īnfōrmis

  • informīnfōrmis

Quick answers

What does īnfōrmis mean in Latin?
īnfōrmis, a adjective, means “formless, shapeless; deformed; hideous, ugly”.
How do you pronounce īnfōrmis?
In classical Latin, [ĩːˈfoːr.mɪs]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [iɱˈfɔr.mis].
Where does īnfōrmis come from?
Ancient Greek μορφή (morphḗ)der.? → Latin īnfōrmis.