infans

Latin

Etymology

From in- +‎ fāns.

Pronunciation
  • (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈin.fans/, [ˈĩː.fãːs]

Adjective

īnfāns (genitive īnfantis); third declension

  1. speechless, inarticulate
  2. newborn
  3. childish, foolish

Inflection

Third declension.

Number Singular Plural
Case / Gender Masc./Fem. Neuter Masc./Fem. Neuter
Nominative īnfāns īnfāns īnfantēs īnfantia
Genitive īnfantis īnfantis īnfantium īnfantium
Dative īnfantī īnfantī īnfantibus īnfantibus
Accusative īnfantem īnfāns īnfantēs īnfantia
Ablative īnfantī īnfantī īnfantibus īnfantibus
Vocative īnfāns īnfāns īnfantēs īnfantia

Noun

īnfāns m or f (genitive īnfantis); third declension

  1. an infant

Inflection

Third declension i-stem.

Case Singular Plural
Nominative īnfāns īnfantēs
Genitive īnfantis īnfantium
Dative īnfantī īnfantibus
Accusative īnfantem īnfantēs
Ablative īnfante īnfantibus
Vocative īnfāns īnfantēs

Descendants

References
  • infans in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • infans in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
  • infans in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition, 1883–1887)
  • infans in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Hachette
  • infans in Harry Thurston Peck, editor (1898) Harper's Dictionary of Classical Antiquities, New York: Harper & Brothers
  • infans in William Smith et al., editor (1890) A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Antiquities, London: William Wayte. G. E. Marindin
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