insalubris

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Latin

Etymology

From in- (un-) +‎ salūbris (healthy, wholesome).

Pronunciation

Adjective

īnsalūbris (neuter īnsalūbre, comparative insalūbrius, superlative insalūberrimus, adverb insalūbriter); third-declension two-termination adjective

  1. unwholesome, insalubrious
  2. unhealthy
  3. unserviceable, useless

Declension

Third-declension two-termination adjective.

Number Singular Plural
Case / Gender Masc./Fem. Neuter Masc./Fem. Neuter
Nominative īnsalūbris īnsalūbre īnsalūbrēs īnsalūbria
Genitive īnsalūbris īnsalūbrium
Dative īnsalūbrī īnsalūbribus
Accusative īnsalūbrem īnsalūbre īnsalūbrēs
īnsalūbrīs
īnsalūbria
Ablative īnsalūbrī īnsalūbribus
Vocative īnsalūbris īnsalūbre īnsalūbrēs īnsalūbria

References

  • insalubris”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • insalubris”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers