Inuus

Latin

Etymology

From ineō (“I have intercourse”).

Pronunciation

(Classical) IPA^(key): /ˈi.nu.us/, [ˈɪnuʊs̠]

(modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈi.nu.us/, [ˈiːnuːs]

Proper noun

Inuus m sg (genitive Inuī); second declension

(Roman mythology) The god who embodied sexual intercourse

Declension

Second-declension noun, singular only.

Case	Singular
Nominative	Inuus
Genitive	Inuī
Dative	Inuō
Accusative	Inuum
Ablative	Inuō
Vocative	Inue

Derived terms

Castrum Inuī

References

“inuus”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
Inuus in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.

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