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German
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin intus (“inside”).
Pronunciation
Adverb
intus
- (colloquial, with haben) down (alcohol, food etc.)
- Ich habe schon drei Bier intus. ― I've already had three beers.
Further reading
- “intus” in Duden online
- “intus” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
Latin
Etymology
From in (“in, at”) + -tus (adverb ending). Cognate with Ancient Greek ἐντός (entós, “within”).
Pronunciation
Adverb
intus (not comparable)
- within, inside
- at home
Derived terms
Descendants
References
- “intus”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- “intus”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
- intus in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition with additions by D. P. Carpenterius, Adelungius and others, edited by Léopold Favre, 1883–1887)
- intus in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.