immanis

Latin

Alternative forms

Etymology

Equivalent to in- + mānus (good) + -is, from Old Latin mānus, related to māne (early in the morning) and Mānēs (benevolent spirits of the departed), from Proto-Indo-European *meh₂- (timely, opportune).

Pronunciation

Adjective

immānis (neuter immāne, comparative immānior, superlative immānissimus); third-declension two-termination adjective

  1. huge, vast, immense
    Synonyms: impēnsus, immēnsus, vāstus, ingēns
  2. monstrous, inhuman, savage
    Synonyms: trux, ferōx, violēns, atrōx, efferus, ferus, crūdēlis, barbaricus, silvāticus, ācer
    Antonyms: misericors, mītis, tranquillus, placidus, quietus, clemens

Declension

Third-declension two-termination adjective.

Number Singular Plural
Case / Gender Masc./Fem. Neuter Masc./Fem. Neuter
Nominative immānis immāne immānēs immānia
Genitive immānis immānium
Dative immānī immānibus
Accusative immānem immāne immānēs
immānīs
immānia
Ablative immānī immānibus
Vocative immānis immāne immānēs immānia

References

  • immanis”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • immanis”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
  • immanis in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette
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