LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
adjectivefirst/second-declension adjective

īnsonus

īnsonus (feminine īnsona, neuter īnsonum)
Classical[ˈĩː.sɔ.nʊs]Ecclesiastical[ˈin.so.nus]

Meaning

  1. adjectivesoundless, silent

Declension

singular
formmasculinefeminineneuter
nominativeīnsonusīnsonaīnsonum
genitiveīnsonīīnsonaeīnsonī
dativeīnsonōīnsonaeīnsonō
accusativeīnsonumīnsonamīnsonum
ablativeīnsonōīnsonāīnsonō
vocativeīnsoneīnsonaīnsonum
plural
formmasculinefeminineneuter
nominativeīnsonīīnsonaeīnsona
genitiveīnsonōrumīnsonārumīnsonōrum
dativeīnsonīsīnsonīsīnsonīs
accusativeīnsonōsīnsonāsīnsona
ablativeīnsonīsīnsonīsīnsonīs
vocativeīnsonīīnsonaeīnsona

in-sŏnus a, um, adj.,
I. without sound, noiseless, silent (post-class.).
I. Lit.: passus, Amm. 27, 12; cf. gressus, id. 29, 5: vestigium, App. M. 3, p. 138, 22.—
II. Transf.: litterae, i. e. mutae, App. de Mundo, p. 66, 29.

Origins

  1. Proto-Indo-European*né
  2. Proto-Indo-European*n̥-
  3. Proto-Italic*n̥-
  4. Latinīnsonus

Proto-Indo-European *swenh₂- Proto-Indo-European *swónh₂os Latin sonus Latin īnsonus From in- + sonus.

Quick answers

What does īnsonus mean in Latin?
īnsonus, a adjective, means “soundless, silent”.
How do you pronounce īnsonus?
In classical Latin, [ˈĩː.sɔ.nʊs]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [ˈin.so.nus].
Where does īnsonus come from?
Proto-Indo-European *né → Proto-Indo-European *n̥- → Proto-Italic *n̥- → Latin īnsonus.