infandus

Latin

Etymology

From in- +‎ fandus. See also nefandus.

Pronunciation

Adjective

īnfandus (feminine īnfanda, neuter īnfandum); first/second-declension adjective

  1. unspeakable, unutterable, unnatural, shocking, abominable
    Synonyms: terribilis, horribilis
    • 29 BCE – 19 BCE, Virgil, Aeneid 2.3:
      Infandum, regina, jubes renovare dolorem, Trojanas ut opes et lamentabile regnum eruerint Danai...
      You order me, Queen, to renew unspeakable pain, how the Danaans cast out the Trojan possessions and lamentable rule...

Declension

First/second-declension adjective.

Number Singular Plural
Case / Gender Masculine Feminine Neuter Masculine Feminine Neuter
Nominative īnfandus īnfanda īnfandum īnfandī īnfandae īnfanda
Genitive īnfandī īnfandae īnfandī īnfandōrum īnfandārum īnfandōrum
Dative īnfandō īnfandō īnfandīs
Accusative īnfandum īnfandam īnfandum īnfandōs īnfandās īnfanda
Ablative īnfandō īnfandā īnfandō īnfandīs
Vocative īnfande īnfanda īnfandum īnfandī īnfandae īnfanda

Descendants
  • Italian: infando
  • English: infandous
  • Portuguese: infando
  • Spanish: infando

References
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