in- -is

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See also: inis, Inis, -inis, and iniş

Latin

Etymology

From in- (“not”) and -is, with change to third declension i-stem.

Circumfix

in- -is

  1. -less, without, lacking

Usage notes

When affixed to a third-declension noun that has a contracted nominative singular form in -s from -t-s or -d-s, the adjective also has a contracted nominative singular form. Example: ars > *in-art-is > iners; frōns > *in-frond-is > īnfrōns.

Declension

Indeclinable portion with a third-declension two-termination adjective.

singular plural
masc./fem. neuter masc./fem. neuter
nominative in- -is in- -e in- -ēs in- -ia
genitive in- -is in- -ium
dative in- -ī in- -ibus
accusative in- -em in- -e in- -ēs
in- -īs 		in- -ia
ablative in- -ī in- -ibus
vocative in- -is in- -e in- -ēs in- -ia

Derived terms

Latin terms circumfixed with in- -is
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