adjectivethird-declension two-termination adjective
īnsuāvis
īnsuāvis (neuter īnsuāve, comparative īnsuāvior)
Classical[ĩː.suˈaː.wɪs]Ecclesiastical[in.suˈaː.vis]
Meaning
- two terminationunpleasant, disagreeable
Declension
| form | masculine | feminine | neuter |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | īnsuāvis | īnsuāvis | īnsuāve |
| genitive | īnsuāvis | īnsuāvis | īnsuāvis |
| dative | īnsuāvī | īnsuāvī | īnsuāvī |
| accusative | īnsuāvem | īnsuāvem | īnsuāve |
| ablative | īnsuāvī | īnsuāvī | īnsuāvī |
| vocative | īnsuāvis | īnsuāvis | īnsuāve |
| form | masculine | feminine | neuter |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | īnsuāvēs | īnsuāvēs | īnsuāvia |
| genitive | īnsuāvium | īnsuāvium | īnsuāvium |
| dative | īnsuāvibus | īnsuāvibus | īnsuāvibus |
| accusative | īnsuāvīs īnsuāvēs | īnsuāvīs īnsuāvēs | īnsuāvia |
| ablative | īnsuāvibus | īnsuāvibus | īnsuāvibus |
| vocative | īnsuāvēs | īnsuāvēs | īnsuāvia |
in-sŭāvis, e, adj.,
I. unpleasant, disagreeable (class.):
herba cibo non insuavis, Plin. 24, 16, 97, § 154: vita, Cic. Att. 10, 4: voces, Gell. 18, 11.— Comp.: quid insuavius quam clamor? Auct. Her. 3, 12.—Sup.: insuavissima littera, Cic. Or. 49, 163.Charlton Lewis's shorter dictionary for students: the same scholarship in plain, modern definitions.
īn-suāvis e, adj.
with comp. and sup, unpleasant, disagreeable: vita: haberi, H.: insuavissima littera.
Origins
- Proto-Indo-European*né
- Proto-Indo-European*n̥-
- Proto-Italic*n̥-
- Latinīnsuāvis
Proto-Indo-European *sweh₂d- Proto-Indo-European *-us Proto-Indo-European *swéh₂dus Proto-Italic *suādwus Proto-Italic *swāwis Latin suāvis Latin īnsuāvis From in- + suāvis (“pleasant”).
Descendants
- Italianinsuave
- Italianinsoave