LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · masculinefourth declension

īnsultus

īnsultus m (genitive īnsultūs)
Classical[ĩːˈsʊɫ.tʊs]Ecclesiastical[inˈsul.tus]

Meaning

  1. Late Latina scoffing, reviling, insult
  2. Medieval Latinan assault, attack; impact, blast, blow; onrush

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativeīnsultusīnsultūs
genitiveīnsultūsīnsultuum
dativeīnsultuīīnsultibus
accusativeīnsultumīnsultūs
ablativeīnsultūīnsultibus
vocativeīnsultusīnsultūs

insultus, ūs, m. id.,
I. a scoffing, reviling, insult (eccl. Lat.): insultus et saevae jurgia turbae, Poët. ap. Lact. Carm. de Pass. Chr. 30.

Origins

From īnsiliō + -tus (forming action nouns).

Descendants
  • Englishinsult
  • Italianinsulto
  • Frenchinsultefrom Middle French insult
  • Portugueseinsulto
  • Spanishinsulto
  • Dutchinsult
  • Galicianinsulto
  • Russianинсульт
  • Ukrainianінсульт

Quick answers

What does īnsultus mean in Latin?
īnsultus, a noun, means “a scoffing, reviling, insult; an assault, attack; impact, blast, blow”.
What is the genitive of īnsultus?
The genitive singular is īnsultūs. īnsultus is masculine, fourth declension.
How do you pronounce īnsultus?
In classical Latin, [ĩːˈsʊɫ.tʊs]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [inˈsul.tus].