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Adjective [Latin]

IPA: /iˈnaː.nis/ [Classical-Latin], [ɪˈnäːnɪs̠] [Classical-Latin], /iˈna.nis/ (note: modern Italianate Ecclesiastical), [iˈnäːnis] (note: modern Italianate Ecclesiastical)
Etymology: Unknown. Etymology templates: {{unk|la}} Unknown Head templates: {{la-adj|inānis|adv=ināniter|comp=inānior|sup=inānissimus}} inānis (neuter ināne, comparative inānior, superlative inānissimus, adverb ināniter); third-declension two-termination adjective Inflection templates: {{la-adecl|inānis}} Forms: inānis [canonical], ināne [neuter], inānior [comparative], inānissimus [superlative], ināniter [adverb], no-table-tags [table-tags], inānis [feminine, masculine, nominative, singular], ināne [neuter, nominative, singular], inānēs [feminine, masculine, nominative, singular], inānia [neuter, nominative, plural], inānis [feminine, genitive, masculine, neuter, singular], inānium [feminine, genitive, masculine, neuter], inānī [dative, feminine, masculine, neuter, singular], inānibus [dative, feminine, masculine, neuter], inānem [accusative, feminine, masculine, singular], ināne [accusative, neuter, singular], inānēs [accusative, feminine, masculine, singular], inānīs [accusative, feminine, masculine, singular], inānia [accusative, neuter, plural], inānī [ablative, feminine, masculine, neuter, singular], inānibus [ablative, feminine, masculine, neuter], inānis [feminine, masculine, singular, vocative], ināne [neuter, singular, vocative], inānēs [feminine, masculine, singular, vocative], inānia [neuter, plural, vocative]
  1. empty, void, hollow Tags: declension-3, two-termination Synonyms: vacuus, vānus, irritus
    Sense id: en-inanis-la-adj-pNJpnD6J Categories (other): Latin entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Latin entries with incorrect language header: 42 6 50 2
  2. vain Tags: declension-3, two-termination
    Sense id: en-inanis-la-adj-kxPboPfW
  3. (figuratively) purposeless, meaningless, worthless, useless, fruitless, empty, idle Tags: declension-3, figuratively, two-termination Synonyms: vīlis, miser
    Sense id: en-inanis-la-adj-wOTbG64- Categories (other): Latin entries with incorrect language header, Latin third declension adjectives of two terminations, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Latin entries with incorrect language header: 42 6 50 2 Disambiguation of Latin third declension adjectives of two terminations: 28 20 39 13 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 34 8 56 2 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 18 7 72 2
  4. foolish, inane Tags: declension-3, two-termination
    Sense id: en-inanis-la-adj-wSbCgMMU
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: ināne, ināniae, ināniō, inānitās
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  "pos": "adj",
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          "word": "plenus"
        },
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          "word": "refertus"
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        {
          "word": "implētus"
        },
        {
          "word": "explētus"
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          "word": "complētus"
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        {
          "english": "And the earth was void and empty, and darkness was upon the face of the deep; and the spirit of God moved over the waters.",
          "ref": "405 CE, Jerome, Vulgate Genesis.1.2",
          "text": "Terra autem erat inānis et vacua, et tenebrae erant super faciem abyssī: et spīritus Deī ferēbātur super aquās."
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      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "vacuus"
        },
        {
          "word": "vānus"
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        {
          "word": "irritus"
        }
      ],
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        {
          "_dis": "34 8 56 2",
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          "_dis": "18 7 72 2",
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      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "ref": "29 BCE – 19 BCE, Virgil, Aeneid 4.217–218",
          "text": "“… nōs mūnera templīs / quippe tuīs ferimus fāmamque fovēmus inānem.”\n“[Yet] we bring offerings to temples – yes, to yours – [only to] honor a meaningless reputation?”\n(Iarbas dares to question whether Jupiter/Hammon is attentive – and responsive – to human affairs.)"
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          "meaningless",
          "meaningless"
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          "worthless",
          "worthless"
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        [
          "useless",
          "useless"
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        [
          "fruitless",
          "fruitless"
        ],
        [
          "empty",
          "empty"
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          "idle",
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      "raw_glosses": [
        "(figuratively) purposeless, meaningless, worthless, useless, fruitless, empty, idle"
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          "word": "vīlis"
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          "word": "miser"
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      "glosses": [
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          "inane",
          "inane"
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  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/iˈnaː.nis/",
      "tags": [
        "Classical-Latin"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ɪˈnäːnɪs̠]",
      "tags": [
        "Classical-Latin"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/iˈna.nis/",
      "note": "modern Italianate Ecclesiastical"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[iˈnäːnis]",
      "note": "modern Italianate Ecclesiastical"
    }
  ],
  "word": "inanis"
}
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        "neuter",
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      "form": "inānibus",
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        "neuter"
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    {
      "form": "inānēs",
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      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "masculine",
        "singular",
        "vocative"
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      "form": "inānia",
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      "name": "la-adj"
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  "lang_code": "la",
  "pos": "adj",
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        },
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        {
          "english": "And the earth was void and empty, and darkness was upon the face of the deep; and the spirit of God moved over the waters.",
          "ref": "405 CE, Jerome, Vulgate Genesis.1.2",
          "text": "Terra autem erat inānis et vacua, et tenebrae erant super faciem abyssī: et spīritus Deī ferēbātur super aquās."
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "empty, void, hollow"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "empty",
          "empty"
        ],
        [
          "void",
          "void"
        ],
        [
          "hollow",
          "hollow"
        ]
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "vacuus"
        },
        {
          "word": "vānus"
        },
        {
          "word": "irritus"
        }
      ],
      "tags": [
        "declension-3",
        "two-termination"
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "vain"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "vain",
          "vain"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "declension-3",
        "two-termination"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "Latin terms with quotations"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "ref": "29 BCE – 19 BCE, Virgil, Aeneid 4.217–218",
          "text": "“… nōs mūnera templīs / quippe tuīs ferimus fāmamque fovēmus inānem.”\n“[Yet] we bring offerings to temples – yes, to yours – [only to] honor a meaningless reputation?”\n(Iarbas dares to question whether Jupiter/Hammon is attentive – and responsive – to human affairs.)"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "purposeless, meaningless, worthless, useless, fruitless, empty, idle"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "purposeless",
          "purposeless"
        ],
        [
          "meaningless",
          "meaningless"
        ],
        [
          "worthless",
          "worthless"
        ],
        [
          "useless",
          "useless"
        ],
        [
          "fruitless",
          "fruitless"
        ],
        [
          "empty",
          "empty"
        ],
        [
          "idle",
          "idle"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(figuratively) purposeless, meaningless, worthless, useless, fruitless, empty, idle"
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "vīlis"
        },
        {
          "word": "miser"
        }
      ],
      "tags": [
        "declension-3",
        "figuratively",
        "two-termination"
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "foolish, inane"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "foolish",
          "foolish"
        ],
        [
          "inane",
          "inane"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "declension-3",
        "two-termination"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/iˈnaː.nis/",
      "tags": [
        "Classical-Latin"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ɪˈnäːnɪs̠]",
      "tags": [
        "Classical-Latin"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/iˈna.nis/",
      "note": "modern Italianate Ecclesiastical"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[iˈnäːnis]",
      "note": "modern Italianate Ecclesiastical"
    }
  ],
  "word": "inanis"
}

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