impensus

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Latin

Alternative forms

Etymology

Perfect passive participle of impendō (“weigh out, expend”).

Pronunciation

Adjective

impēnsus (feminine impēnsa, neuter impēnsum, comparative impēnsior, adverb impēnsē); first/second-declension participle

  1. considerable, great
    Synonyms: immēnsus, vāstus, ingēns, immānis
  2. costly, expensive
    Synonyms: pretiōsus, cārus, dīves, antīquus
    Antonym: vīlis
  3. earnest

Declension

First/second-declension adjective.

Number Singular Plural
Case / Gender Masculine Feminine Neuter Masculine Feminine Neuter
Nominative impēnsus impēnsa impēnsum impēnsī impēnsae impēnsa
Genitive impēnsī impēnsae impēnsī impēnsōrum impēnsārum impēnsōrum
Dative impēnsō impēnsō impēnsīs
Accusative impēnsum impēnsam impēnsum impēnsōs impēnsās impēnsa
Ablative impēnsō impēnsā impēnsō impēnsīs
Vocative impēnse impēnsa impēnsum impēnsī impēnsae impēnsa

Derived terms

References

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