LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
adjectivefirst/second-declension adjective

intūtus

intūtus (feminine intūta, neuter intūtum, comparative intūtior)
Classical[ɪnˈtuː.tʊs]Ecclesiastical[inˈtuː.tus]

Meaning

  1. adjectiveunguarded, defenceless
  2. adjectiveunsafe, dangerous

Declension

singular
formmasculinefeminineneuter
nominativeintūtusintūtaintūtum
genitiveintūtīintūtaeintūtī
dativeintūtōintūtaeintūtō
accusativeintūtumintūtamintūtum
ablativeintūtōintūtāintūtō
vocativeintūteintūtaintūtum
plural
formmasculinefeminineneuter
nominativeintūtīintūtaeintūta
genitiveintūtōrumintūtārumintūtōrum
dativeintūtīsintūtīsintūtīs
accusativeintūtōsintūtāsintūta
ablativeintūtīsintūtīsintūtīs
vocativeintūtīintūtaeintūta

in-tūtus, a, um, adj.,
I. unguarded, defenceless; unsafe, dangerous: rem publicam intutam patiemini, Sall. Hist. Fragm. 1, 48, 17 Dietsch: castra Gallorum intuta neglectaque, Liv. 5, 45, 2: amicitia, Tac. A. 2, 42: proinde intuta quae indecora, id. H. 1, 33: latebrae, id. A. 1. 38: stilo scribere intutum esse, Plin. 34, 14, 39, § 139. — In neutr. plur.: intūta; with gen.: moenium, insecure parts, Tac. H. 3, 76; Amm. 16, 4; 31, 15, 6. — Comp.: intutior, Nazar. Pan. Constant. 26.

Origins

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

Latin tūtus Latin intūtus From in- + tūtus (“safe, protected”).

Quick answers

What does intūtus mean in Latin?
intūtus, a adjective, means “unguarded, defenceless; unsafe, dangerous”.
How do you pronounce intūtus?
In classical Latin, [ɪnˈtuː.tʊs]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [inˈtuː.tus].
Where does intūtus come from?
Proto-Indo-European *né → Proto-Indo-European *n̥- → Proto-Italic *n̥- → Latin intūtus.