impius

Latin

Pronunciation

• (Classical) IPA^(key): /ˈim.pi.us/, [ˈɪm.pi.ʊs]

Adjective

impius (feminine impia, neuter impium); first/second declension

1. disloyal, undutiful
2. godless, unpatriotic
3. damned, accursed

Inflection

First/second declension.

Number	Singular				Plural
Case / Gender	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter		Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
nominative	impius	impia	impium		impiī	impiae	impia
genitive	impiī	impiae	impiī		impiōrum	impiārum	impiōrum
dative	impiō		impiō		impiīs
accusative	impium	impiam	impium		impiōs	impiās	impia
ablative	impiō	impiā	impiō		impiīs
vocative	impie	impia	impium		impiī	impiae	impia

Derived terms

• impietās
• impiō
• impiē

Descendants

• English: impious
• French: impie
• Italian: empio
• Portuguese: ímpio
• Spanish: impío, impia

References

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