LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
adjectivefirst/second-declension adjective

iniūrius

iniūrius (feminine iniūria, neuter iniūrium)
Classical[ɪnˈjuː.ri.ʊs]Ecclesiastical[inˈjuː.ri.us]

Meaning

  1. adjectiveinjurious, wrongful, unjust

Declension

singular
formmasculinefeminineneuter
nominativeiniūriusiniūriainiūrium
genitiveiniūriīiniūriaeiniūriī
dativeiniūriōiniūriaeiniūriō
accusativeiniūriuminiūriaminiūrium
ablativeiniūriōiniūriāiniūriō
vocativeiniūrieiniūriainiūrium
plural
formmasculinefeminineneuter
nominativeiniūriīiniūriaeiniūria
genitiveiniūriōruminiūriāruminiūriōrum
dativeiniūriīsiniūriīsiniūriīs
accusativeiniūriōsiniūriāsiniūria
ablativeiniūriīsiniūriīsiniūriīs
vocativeiniūriīiniūriaeiniūria

injūrĭus, a, um, adj. 2. in-jus,
I. that acts unlawfully, injurious, wrongful, unjust (mostly ante-class.): Scel. Quis igitur vocare? Phil. Δικαίᾳ nomen est. Scel. Injuria's, Plaut. Mil. 2, 5, 27: injuria's qui, etc., id. Curc. 1, 1, 65: si id succenseat, ipsus sibi esse injurius videatur, Ter. And. 2, 3, 3; id. Heaut. 2, 3, 79: me illi irasci injurium est, Plaut. Aul. 4, 7, 19; Ter. Ad. 1, 2, 26; 2, 1, 51; id. Hec. 1, 1, 14 and 15; cf.: quia sit injurium, Cic. Off. 3, 23, 89: indicta causa damnari absentem consularem virum injurium esse, Liv. 43, 5, 5.— Adv.: injūrĭē, unjustly, unlawfully: injurie facere, Naev. ap. Non. 124, 31 (Trag. Rel. v. 40 Rib.): injurie dictum pro injuriose, Non. ib.—Sup.: aliquem injuriissime nominare, Amm. 16, 12, 67 dub. (others read irrisive).

Origins

in- + iūs, iūris.

In English words that came into English from iniūrius

  • injuryiniūria
  • injureiniūria
  • injuriousiniūriōsus

Quick answers

What does iniūrius mean in Latin?
iniūrius, a adjective, means “injurious, wrongful, unjust”.
How do you pronounce iniūrius?
In classical Latin, [ɪnˈjuː.ri.ʊs]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [inˈjuː.ri.us].
Which English words come from iniūrius?
English words that go back to Latin iniūrius include injury, injure and injurious.