LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
adjectivefirst/second-declension adjective

internus

internus (feminine interna, neuter internum, adverb internē)
Classical[ɪnˈtɛr.nʊs]Ecclesiastical[inˈtɛr.nus]

Meaning

  1. adjectiveinward, internal
  2. adjectivefigurativelydomestic, civil, internal

Declension

singular
formmasculinefeminineneuter
nominativeinternusinternainternum
genitiveinternīinternaeinternī
dativeinternōinternaeinternō
accusativeinternuminternaminternum
ablativeinternōinternāinternō
vocativeinterneinternainternum
plural
formmasculinefeminineneuter
nominativeinternīinternaeinterna
genitiveinternōruminternāruminternōrum
dativeinternīsinternīsinternīs
accusativeinternōsinternāsinterna
ablativeinternīsinternīsinternīs
vocativeinternīinternaeinterna

Phrases from Meissner's Latin Phrase-Book

mare medium or internum
the Mediterranean Sea.

internus, a, um, adj. in; cf. interior, intestinus, intus,
I. inward, internal (postAug.).
I. Adj.
A. Lit.: ignis, Sen. Q. N. 6, 27, 2: arae, Ov. H. 7, 113: maria, inland, Plin. 2, 68, 68, § 173.—
B. Trop., domestic, civil, internal: discordiae, Tac. A. 2, 26: certamina, id. ib. 54: internum simul externumque bellum, id. H. 2, 69: mala, Sall. H. Fragm. 4, 61, 13.—
II. Subst.: interna, ōrum, n. plur.
A. Interior parts: mundi, Plin. 2, 1, 1, § 4.—
B. Internal or domestic affairs: si quando ad interna praeverterent, Tac. A. 4, 32.—
C. Entrails, intestines: boum, Veg. Vet. 3, 2.—
D. Trop.: veritatis, the very depths of truth, Amm. 15, 5, 23.—Adv.: interne, inwardly, internally (post-class.), Aus. Ep. 5, 21; id. Clar. Urb. 14.

Origins

From inter (“between, among”).

Descendants
  • Catalanintern
  • Frenchinterne
  • Englishinternfrom French interne
  • Englishinternefrom French interne
  • Frenchinternerfrom French interne
  • Romanianinternfrom French interne
  • Germanintern
  • Italianinterno
  • Occitanintèrn
  • Portugueseinterno

Quick answers

What does internus mean in Latin?
internus, a adjective, means “inward, internal; domestic, civil, internal”.
How do you pronounce internus?
In classical Latin, [ɪnˈtɛr.nʊs]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [inˈtɛr.nus].