proper noun · masculinesecond declension
Inuus
Inuus m sg (genitive Inuī)
Classical[ˈɪ.nu.ʊs]Ecclesiastical[ˈiː.nu.us]
Meaning
- RomanmasculinesingularThe god who embodied sexual intercourse
Declension
| form | singular | plural |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | Inuus | — |
| genitive | Inuī | — |
| dative | Inuō | — |
| accusative | Inuum | — |
| ablative | Inuō | — |
| vocative | Inue | — |
ĭnŭus, i, m. ineo; the fructifying god,
I. the god Pan, who gave fruitfulness to the herds, Liv. 1, 5; Arn. 3, p. 143; Macr. S. 1, 22. —
II. Castrum Inui, a sea-coast town in Latium, near Antium, Verg. A. 6, 775; cf. Serv. ad loc.
Charlton Lewis's shorter dictionary for students: the same scholarship in plain, modern definitions.
Inuus ī, m
an old name of Lupercus (Pan), L.
Origins
From ineō (“to have intercourse”).