Inuus

Latin

Etymology

From ineō (“I have intercourse”).

Pronunciation
  • (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈi.nu.us/, [ˈɪ.nʊ.ʊs]

Proper noun

Inuus m (genitive Inuī); second declension

  1. (Roman mythology) The god who embodied sexual intercourse

Inflection

Second declension.

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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