inertia

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Etymology 1.2 Pronunciation 1.3 Noun 1.3.1 Synonyms 1.3.2 Derived terms 1.3.3 Related terms 1.3.4 Translations 1.4 External links 2 Finnish 2.1 Noun 2.1.1 Declension

[edit] English

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[edit] Etymology

From Latin inertia (“‘lack of art or skill, inactivity, indolence’”) < iners (“‘unskilled, inactive’”) < in (“‘without, not’”) + ars (“‘skill, art’”).

[edit] Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -ɜː(r)ʃə

[edit] Noun

inertia (countable and uncountable; plural inertias)

1. (physics, uncountable or countable) The property of a body that resists any change to its uniform motion; equivalent to its mass.
2. (figuratively) In a person, unwillingness to take action.

[edit] Synonyms

• (unwillingness to take action): idleness, laziness, sloth, slothfulness

[edit] Derived terms

• inertial
• inertia welding
• moment of inertia

[edit] Related terms

• inert
• inertness

[edit] Translations

[edit] External links

• inertia in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913
• inertia in The Century Dictionary, The Century Co., New York, 1911
• inertia at OneLook® Dictionary Search

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[edit] Finnish

[edit] Noun

inertia

1. inertia

[edit] Declension

Declension of inertia (type kulkija) singular plural nominative inertia inertiat genitive inertian inertioiden inertioitten inertiain1 partitive inertiaa inertioita accusative inertia inertian inertiat inessive inertiassa inertioissa elative inertiasta inertioista illative inertiaan inertioihin adessive inertialla inertioilla ablative inertialta inertioilta allative inertialle inertioille essive inertiana inertioina translative inertiaksi inertioiksi instructive – inertioin abessive inertiatta inertioitta comitative – inertioineen 1) Rare.