inert

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English

Etymology

From French inerte, from Latin iners (“inactive, inert”).

Pronunciation

  • (UK) IPA(key): /ɪnˈɜːt/, /ɪˈnɜːt/
  • (US) IPA(key): /ɪnˈɝt/, /ənˈɝt/, /ɪˈnɝt/
  • Audio (US)(file)
  • Rhymes: -ɜː(ɹ)t

Adjective

inert (comparative more inert, superlative most inert)

  1. Unable to move or act; inanimate.
    • 2018 February 21, Dan Shive, El Goonish Shive (webcomic), Comic for Wednesday, Feb 21, 2018:
      "As for the other forms of magic, previous systems of magic are now accessible if one knows how to do so, though no human alive should know how. This does mean some magical objects and wands rendered inert by previous changes will work again."
  2. Sluggish or lethargic.
  3. (chemistry) Not readily reacting with other elements or compounds.
  4. Having no therapeutic action.

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Noun

inert (plural inerts)

  1. (chemistry) A substance that does not react chemically.

Verb

inert (third-person singular simple present inerts, present participle inerting, simple past and past participle inerted)

  1. To fill with an inert gas to reduce the risk of explosion.

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Catalan

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin inertem.

Pronunciation

Adjective

inert (feminine inerta, masculine plural inerts, feminine plural inertes)

  1. inert

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Further reading

German

Pronunciation

Adjective

inert (strong nominative masculine singular inerter, comparative inerter, superlative am inertesten)

  1. inert

Declension

Positive forms of inert
number & gender singular plural
masculine feminine neuter
predicative er ist inert sie ist inert es ist inert sie sind inert
strong declension
(without article) 		nominative inerter inerte inertes inerte
genitive inerten inerter inerten inerter
dative inertem inerter inertem inerten
accusative inerten inerte inertes inerte
weak declension
(with definite article) 		nominative der inerte die inerte das inerte die inerten
genitive des inerten der inerten des inerten der inerten
dative dem inerten der inerten dem inerten den inerten
accusative den inerten die inerte das inerte die inerten
mixed declension
(with indefinite article) 		nominative ein inerter eine inerte ein inertes (keine) inerten
genitive eines inerten einer inerten eines inerten (keiner) inerten
dative einem inerten einer inerten einem inerten (keinen) inerten
accusative einen inerten eine inerte ein inertes (keine) inerten
Comparative forms of inert
number & gender singular plural
masculine feminine neuter
predicative er ist inerter sie ist inerter es ist inerter sie sind inerter
strong declension
(without article) 		nominative inerterer inertere inerteres inertere
genitive inerteren inerterer inerteren inerterer
dative inerterem inerterer inerterem inerteren
accusative inerteren inertere inerteres inertere
weak declension
(with definite article) 		nominative der inertere die inertere das inertere die inerteren
genitive des inerteren der inerteren des inerteren der inerteren
dative dem inerteren der inerteren dem inerteren den inerteren
accusative den inerteren die inertere das inertere die inerteren
mixed declension
(with indefinite article) 		nominative ein inerterer eine inertere ein inerteres (keine) inerteren
genitive eines inerteren einer inerteren eines inerteren (keiner) inerteren
dative einem inerteren einer inerteren einem inerteren (keinen) inerteren
accusative einen inerteren eine inertere ein inerteres (keine) inerteren
Superlative forms of inert
number & gender singular plural
masculine feminine neuter
predicative er ist am inertesten sie ist am inertesten es ist am inertesten sie sind am inertesten
strong declension
(without article) 		nominative inertester inerteste inertestes inerteste
genitive inertesten inertester inertesten inertester
dative inertestem inertester inertestem inertesten
accusative inertesten inerteste inertestes inerteste
weak declension
(with definite article) 		nominative der inerteste die inerteste das inerteste die inertesten
genitive des inertesten der inertesten des inertesten der inertesten
dative dem inertesten der inertesten dem inertesten den inertesten
accusative den inertesten die inerteste das inerteste die inertesten
mixed declension
(with indefinite article) 		nominative ein inertester eine inerteste ein inertestes (keine) inertesten
genitive eines inertesten einer inertesten eines inertesten (keiner) inertesten
dative einem inertesten einer inertesten einem inertesten (keinen) inertesten
accusative einen inertesten eine inerteste ein inertestes (keine) inertesten

Further reading

  • “inert” in Duden online
  • “inert” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache

Romanian

Etymology

Borrowed from French inerte, from Latin iners.

Adjective

inert m or n (feminine singular inertă, masculine plural inerți, feminine and neuter plural inerte)

  1. inert

Declension

Declension of inert
singular plural
masculine neuter feminine masculine neuter feminine
nominative/
accusative 		indefinite inert inertă inerți inerte
definite inertul inerta inerții inertele
genitive/
dative 		indefinite inert inerte inerți inerte
definite inertului inertei inerților inertelor
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