LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
adjectivefirst/second-declension adjective

inhospitus

inhospitus (feminine inhospita, neuter inhospitum)
Classical[ɪˈnɔs.pɪ.tʊs]Ecclesiastical[iˈnɔs.pi.tus]

Meaning

  1. adjectiveinhospitable

Declension

singular
formmasculinefeminineneuter
nominativeinhospitusinhospitainhospitum
genitiveinhospitīinhospitaeinhospitī
dativeinhospitōinhospitaeinhospitō
accusativeinhospituminhospitaminhospitum
ablativeinhospitōinhospitāinhospitō
vocativeinhospiteinhospitainhospitum
plural
formmasculinefeminineneuter
nominativeinhospitīinhospitaeinhospita
genitiveinhospitōruminhospitāruminhospitōrum
dativeinhospitīsinhospitīsinhospitīs
accusativeinhospitōsinhospitāsinhospita
ablativeinhospitīsinhospitīsinhospitīs
vocativeinhospitīinhospitaeinhospita

ĭn-hospĭtus, a, um, adj.,
I. inhospitable.
I. Adj.: tecta, Ov. M. 15, 15: Syrtis, Verg. A. 4, 41: saxa, id. ib. 5, 627: deserta et inhospita tesqua, Hor. Ep. 1, 14, 19: terra Baccho, i.e. not bearing the vine, Sil. 1, 237. —
II. Subst.: ĭnhospĭta, ōrum, n. plur., inhospitable regions: tanta inter inhospita, Sil. 4, 753: per inhospita ducere vitam, id. 6, 308.

Origins

From in- (“un-”) + hospes (“host”, oblique stem hospit-) + -us.

Quick answers

What does inhospitus mean in Latin?
inhospitus, a adjective, means “inhospitable”.
How do you pronounce inhospitus?
In classical Latin, [ɪˈnɔs.pɪ.tʊs]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [iˈnɔs.pi.tus].