iners

Latin

Etymology

From in- +‎ ars (“skill, art”) +‎ -is.

Pronunciation

(Classical) IPA^(key): /ˈi.ners/, [ˈɪ.nɛrs]

Adjective

iners (genitive inertis); third declension

without skill, unskilled, unskillful, incompetent, crude
inactive, lazy, idle, indolent, sluggish, inert; worthless; stagnant
quiet, inactive; timid
(of food) without flavor, insipid

Inflection

Third declension.

Case / Gender	Masc./Fem.	Neuter		Masc./Fem.	Neuter
Number	Singular			Plural
Nominative	iners			inertēs	inertia
Genitive	inertis			inertium
Dative	inertī			inertibus
Accusative	inertem	iners		inertēs	inertia
Ablative	inertī			inertibus
Vocative	iners			inertēs	inertia

Antonyms

(unskillful): artifex

Derived terms

inersitūdō
inertia
inerticulus

Descendants

English: inert
French: inerte
Galician: inerte

Italian: inerte
Spanish: inerte

References

iners in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
iners in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
iners in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Hachette

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