"inferus" meaning in Latin

See inferus in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

IPA: /ˈin.fe.rus/ [Classical-Latin], [ˈĩːfɛrʊs̠] [Classical-Latin], /ˈin.fe.rus/ (note: modern Italianate Ecclesiastical), [ˈiɱferus] (note: modern Italianate Ecclesiastical)
Etymology: From Proto-Italic *enðeros, from Proto-Indo-European *h₁n̥dʰér-o-s, from *h₁n̥dʰér. Cognate with English under, Sanskrit अधर (ádhara). *ð > f is irregular in word-internal position (**inderus would be expected; compare fundus) and is explained either as (Faliscan) dialectal influence or by assuming metanalysis as a compound with in. Etymology templates: {{inh|la|itc-pro|*enðeros}} Proto-Italic *enðeros, {{inh|la|ine-pro||*h₁n̥dʰér-o-s}} Proto-Indo-European *h₁n̥dʰér-o-s, {{cog|en|under}} English under, {{cog|sa|अधर|tr=ádhara}} Sanskrit अधर (ádhara) Head templates: {{la-adj|īnferus|comp=īnferior|sup=īnfimus|sup2=īmus}} īnferus (feminine īnfera, neuter īnferum, comparative īnferior, superlative īnfimus or īmus); first/second-declension adjective Inflection templates: {{la-adecl|īnferus}} Forms: īnferus [canonical], īnfera [feminine], īnferum [neuter], īnferior [comparative], īnfimus [superlative], īmus [superlative], no-table-tags [table-tags], īnferus [masculine, nominative, singular], īnfera [feminine, nominative, singular], īnferum [neuter, nominative, singular], īnferī [masculine, nominative, plural], īnferae [feminine, nominative, plural], īnfera [neuter, nominative, plural], īnferī [genitive, masculine, singular], īnferae [feminine, genitive, singular], īnferī [genitive, neuter, singular], īnferōrum [genitive, masculine, plural], īnferārum [feminine, genitive, plural], īnferōrum [genitive, neuter, plural], īnferō [dative, masculine, singular], īnferae [dative, feminine, singular], īnferō [dative, neuter, singular], īnferīs [dative, feminine, masculine, neuter, plural], īnferum [accusative, masculine, singular], īnferam [accusative, feminine, singular], īnferum [accusative, neuter, singular], īnferōs [accusative, masculine, plural], īnferās [accusative, feminine, plural], īnfera [accusative, neuter, plural], īnferō [ablative, masculine, singular], īnferā [ablative, feminine, singular], īnferō [ablative, neuter, singular], īnferīs [ablative, feminine, masculine, neuter, plural], īnfere [masculine, singular, vocative], īnfera [feminine, singular, vocative], īnferum [neuter, singular, vocative], īnferī [masculine, plural, vocative], īnferae [feminine, plural, vocative], īnfera [neuter, plural, vocative]
  1. low Tags: adjective, declension-1, declension-2
    Sense id: en-inferus-la-adj-bB~wnbOn
  2. (in the masculine plural) the souls of the dead Tags: adjective, declension-1, declension-2
    Sense id: en-inferus-la-adj-mmjP4UUh
  3. (in the neuter plural) the netherworld, the underworld, Hell Tags: adjective, declension-1, declension-2
    Sense id: en-inferus-la-adj-EOYnImC6 Categories (other): Latin entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Latin entries with incorrect language header: 5 21 74 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 0 19 81 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 0 14 86
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: īnferia, īnferior, īnfernus, īnfrā
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      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "ablative",
        "feminine",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "īnferō",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "ablative",
        "neuter",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "īnferīs",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "ablative",
        "feminine",
        "masculine",
        "neuter",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "īnfere",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "masculine",
        "singular",
        "vocative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "īnfera",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "singular",
        "vocative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "īnferum",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "neuter",
        "singular",
        "vocative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "īnferī",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "masculine",
        "plural",
        "vocative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "īnferae",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "plural",
        "vocative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "īnfera",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "neuter",
        "plural",
        "vocative"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "īnferus",
        "comp": "īnferior",
        "sup": "īnfimus",
        "sup2": "īmus"
      },
      "expansion": "īnferus (feminine īnfera, neuter īnferum, comparative īnferior, superlative īnfimus or īmus); first/second-declension adjective",
      "name": "la-adj"
    }
  ],
  "inflection_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "īnferus"
      },
      "name": "la-adecl"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Latin",
  "lang_code": "la",
  "pos": "adj",
  "senses": [
    {
      "glosses": [
        "low"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "low",
          "low"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "adjective",
        "declension-1",
        "declension-2"
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "the souls of the dead"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "souls",
          "souls"
        ],
        [
          "dead",
          "dead"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(in the masculine plural) the souls of the dead"
      ],
      "raw_tags": [
        "in the masculine plural"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "adjective",
        "declension-1",
        "declension-2"
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "the netherworld, the underworld, Hell"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "netherworld",
          "netherworld"
        ],
        [
          "underworld",
          "underworld"
        ],
        [
          "Hell",
          "Hell"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(in the neuter plural) the netherworld, the underworld, Hell"
      ],
      "raw_tags": [
        "in the neuter plural"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "adjective",
        "declension-1",
        "declension-2"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈin.fe.rus/",
      "tags": [
        "Classical-Latin"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ˈĩːfɛrʊs̠]",
      "tags": [
        "Classical-Latin"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈin.fe.rus/",
      "note": "modern Italianate Ecclesiastical"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ˈiɱferus]",
      "note": "modern Italianate Ecclesiastical"
    }
  ],
  "word": "inferus"
}

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