LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
adverb

intrīnsecus1

intrīnsecus (not comparable)
Classical[ɪnˈtrĩː.sɛ.kʊs]Ecclesiastical[inˈtrin.se.kus]

Meaning

  1. not comparableinternally (on the inside)
  2. not comparablefrom within
  3. not comparableinwards
  4. not comparableinside

Latīnē defined in Latin in our graded readers

intrinsĕcus, adv. intra-secus,
I. on the inside, inwardly (mostly ante-class. and post-Aug.): eam intrinsecus eādem re perinungunt, Varr. R. R. 2, 11, 7: sudabant fauces, intrinsecus atrae, sanguine, Lucr. 6, 1147: intrinsecus cavum, extrinsecus gibberum est, Cels. 4, 1; cf. opp. exterius, Col. 12, 44, 5; 8, 3, 6: latebant, Amm. 20, 11, 9.—
II. Towards the inside, inwards: replicata jocinera, Plin. 11, 37, 73, § 190; Suet. Aug. 95.

Origins

From inter + secus.

In English words that came into English from intrīnsecus

  • intrinsicintrīnsecus
adjectivefirst/second-declension adjective
intrīnsecus2
intrīnsecus (feminine intrīnseca, neuter intrīnsecum)
Classical[ɪnˈtrĩː.sɛ.kʊs]Ecclesiastical[inˈtrin.se.kus]

Meaning

  1. adjectiveinward
  2. adjectiveinternal

Declension

singular
formmasculinefeminineneuter
nominativeintrīnsecusintrīnsecaintrīnsecum
genitiveintrīnsecīintrīnsecaeintrīnsecī
dativeintrīnsecōintrīnsecaeintrīnsecō
accusativeintrīnsecumintrīnsecamintrīnsecum
ablativeintrīnsecōintrīnsecāintrīnsecō
vocativeintrīnseceintrīnsecaintrīnsecum
plural
formmasculinefeminineneuter
nominativeintrīnsecīintrīnsecaeintrīnseca
genitiveintrīnsecōrumintrīnsecārumintrīnsecōrum
dativeintrīnsecīsintrīnsecīsintrīnsecīs
accusativeintrīnsecōsintrīnsecāsintrīnseca
ablativeintrīnsecīsintrīnsecīsintrīnsecīs
vocativeintrīnsecīintrīnsecaeintrīnseca

intrinsĕcus, a, um, adj.,
I. inward (late Lat.): lumina cordis intrinseca, Cassiod. in Psa. 118, 82.

Origins

From inter + secus.

Descendants
  • Catalanintrínsec
  • Frenchintrinsèque
  • Englishintrinsicfrom French intrinsèque
  • Italianintrinseco
  • Portugueseintrínseco
  • Spanishintrínseco
  • Galicianintrínseco

Quick answers

What does intrīnsecus mean in Latin?
intrīnsecus, a adverb, means “internally (on the inside); from within; inwards”.
How do you pronounce intrīnsecus?
In classical Latin, [ɪnˈtrĩː.sɛ.kʊs]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [inˈtrin.se.kus].