igneus

Latin

Etymology

Derived from ign(is) (“fire”) +‎ -eus (“-ous”, derivational suffix).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /ˈiːɡ.ne.us/, [ˈiːŋneʊs̠]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈiɲ.ɲe.us/, [ˈiɲːeus]

Adjective

īgneus (feminine īgnea, neuter īgneum); first/second-declension adjective

1. fiery, hot, on fire, burning
2. ardent, fervid, vehement

Declension

First/second-declension adjective.

Number	Singular				Plural
Case / Gender	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter		Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	īgneus	īgnea	īgneum		īgneī	īgneae	īgnea
Genitive	īgneī	īgneae	īgneī		īgneōrum	īgneārum	īgneōrum
Dative	īgneō		īgneō		īgneīs
Accusative	īgneum	īgneam	īgneum		īgneōs	īgneās	īgnea
Ablative	īgneō	īgneā	īgneō		īgneīs
Vocative	īgnee	īgnea	īgneum		īgneī	īgneae	īgnea

Descendants

• Catalan: igni
• French: igné
• Galician: ígneo
• Italian: igneo
• Portuguese: ígneo
• Spanish: ígneo
• → English: igneous

References

• “igneus”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• “igneus”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
• igneus in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.