inimicus

Latin

Etymology

From in- (“not”) +‎ amīcus (“friend”).

Pronunciation

  • (Classical) IPA(key): /i.niˈmiː.kus/, [ɪ.nɪˈmiː.kʊs]

Noun

inimīcus m (genitive inimīcī); second declension

  1. enemy (someone who is hostile to, feels hatred towards, opposes the interests of, or intends injury to someone else)

Declension

Second declension.

Case Singular Plural
nominative inimīcus inimīcī
genitive inimīcī inimīcōrum
dative inimīcō inimīcīs
accusative inimīcum inimīcōs
ablative inimīcō inimīcīs
vocative inimīce inimīcī

Descendants

Adjective

inimīcus (feminine inimīca, neuter inimīcum); first/second declension

  1. unfriendly, hostile
  2. injurious

Inflection

First/second declension.

Number Singular Plural
Case / Gender Masculine Feminine Neuter Masculine Feminine Neuter
nominative inimīcus inimīca inimīcum inimīcī inimīcae inimīca
genitive inimīcī inimīcae inimīcī inimīcōrum inimīcārum inimīcōrum
dative inimīcō inimīcō inimīcīs
accusative inimīcum inimīcam inimīcum inimīcōs inimīcās inimīca
ablative inimīcō inimīcā inimīcō inimīcīs
vocative inimīce inimīca inimīcum inimīcī inimīcae inimīca

Descendants

References

  • inimicus in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • inimicus in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
  • inimicus in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition, 1883–1887)
  • inimicus in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Hachette
  • Professor Kidd, et al. Collins Gem Latin Dictionary. HarperCollins Publishers (Glasgow: 2004). →ISBN. page 180.
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