inermis

Latin

Etymology

From Proto-Italic *enarmis. Equivalent to in- +‎ arma +‎ -is.

Pronunciation

(Classical) IPA^(key): /iˈner.mis/, [ɪˈnɛrmɪs̠]

(modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /iˈner.mis/, [iˈnɛrmis]

Adjective

inermis (neuter inerme); third-declension two-termination adjective

unarmed, defenceless
Synonyms: infestus, intutus, nudus

Antonyms: munitus, defensus, tutus, firmatus
toothless

Declension

Third-declension two-termination adjective.

Case / Gender	Masc./Fem.	Neuter		Masc./Fem.	Neuter
Number	Singular			Plural
Nominative	inermis	inerme		inermēs	inermia
Genitive	inermis			inermium
Dative	inermī			inermibus
Accusative	inermem	inerme		inermēs inermīs	inermia
Ablative	inermī			inermibus
Vocative	inermis	inerme		inermēs	inermia

Descendants

Catalan: inerme
French: inerme
Galician: inerme
Italian: inerme
Occitan: inèrme
Portuguese: inerme
Spanish: inerme

References

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

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