LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
adjectivethird-declension one-termination adjective

irreverēns

irreverēns (genitive irreverentis)
Classical[ɪrˈrɛ.wɛ.rẽːs]Ecclesiastical[irˈrɛː.ve.rens]

Meaning

  1. one terminationdisrespectful, irreverent

Declension

singular
formmasculinefeminineneuter
nominativeirreverēnsirreverēnsirreverēns
genitiveirreverentis
inreverentis		irreverentis
inreverentis		irreverentis
inreverentis
dativeirreverentī
inreverentī		irreverentī
inreverentī		irreverentī
inreverentī
accusativeirreverentem
inreverentem		irreverentem
inreverentem		irreverēns
ablativeirreverentī
irreverente, inreverente, inreverentī		irreverentī
irreverente, inreverente, inreverentī		irreverentī
irreverente, inreverente, inreverentī
vocativeirreverēnsirreverēnsirreverēns
plural
formmasculinefeminineneuter
nominativeirreverentēs
inreverentēs		irreverentēs
inreverentēs		irreverentia
inreverentia
genitiveirreverentium
inreverentium		irreverentium
inreverentium		irreverentium
inreverentium
dativeirreverentibus
inreverentibus		irreverentibus
inreverentibus		irreverentibus
inreverentibus
accusativeirreverentīs
irreverentēs, inreverentēs, inreverentīs		irreverentīs
irreverentēs, inreverentēs, inreverentīs		irreverentia
inreverentia
ablativeirreverentibus
inreverentibus		irreverentibus
inreverentibus		irreverentibus
inreverentibus
vocativeirreverentēs
inreverentēs		irreverentēs
inreverentēs		irreverentia
inreverentia

irrĕvĕrens (inr-), entis, adj. 2. inrevereor,
I. that does not show due respect or veneration, disrespectful, irreverent (postAug.).
(a). With gen.: operis, Plin. Ep. 8, 21, 3.—
(b). With dat.: matri, Spart. Carac. 2. —
(g). With in and acc.: in prophetam, Tert. adv. Marc. 2, 14.—
(d). Absol.: anima, Vulg. Sirach, 23, 6: non eris tam irreverens ut, etc., Symm. 8, 28.— Sup. absol.: quam sint nequissimi et irreverentissimi, Aug. Civ. Dei, 2, 2.—With erga: irreverentissimi erga deos vestros, Tert. ad Nat. 1, 10. — Adv.: irrĕvĕrenter, disrespectfully, irreverently: irreverenter et temere, Plin. Ep. 2, 14, 2: agere, id. ib. 6, 13, 2.

Origins

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

Latin reverēns Latin irreverēns From in- + reverēns.

Descendants
  • Catalanirreverent
  • Frenchirrévérent
  • Italianirriverente
  • Portugueseirreverente
  • Spanishirreverente
  • Galicianirreverente

In English words that came into English from irreverēns

  • irreverentirreverēns
  • irreverenceirreverentia
  • irreverentialirreverentia

Quick answers

What does irreverēns mean in Latin?
irreverēns, a adjective, means “disrespectful, irreverent”.
How do you pronounce irreverēns?
In classical Latin, [ɪrˈrɛ.wɛ.rẽːs]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [irˈrɛː.ve.rens].
Where does irreverēns come from?
Proto-Indo-European *né → Proto-Indo-European *n̥- → Proto-Italic *n̥- → Latin irreverēns.
Which English words come from irreverēns?
English words that go back to Latin irreverēns include irreverent, irreverence and irreverential.