iniquus

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Latin

Etymology

From in- (not) +‎ aequus (equal, even, fair).

Pronunciation

Adjective

inīquus (feminine inīqua, neuter inīquum, comparative inīquior, superlative inīquissimus); first/second-declension adjective

  1. unjust, unfair
    • c. 52 BCE, Julius Caesar, Commentarii de Bello Gallico 1.44:
      Si iterum experiri velint, se iterum paratum esse decertare; si pace uti velint, iniquum esse de stipendio recusare, quod sua voluntate ad id tempus pependerint.
      If they chose to make a second trial, he was ready to encounter them again; but if they chose to enjoy peace, it was unfair to refuse the tribute, which of their own free-will they had paid up to that time.
  2. unequal, uneven
  3. unfavourable, disadvantageous
  4. unkind, hostile
  5. unsuitable

Declension

First/second-declension adjective.

Number Singular Plural
Case / Gender Masculine Feminine Neuter Masculine Feminine Neuter
Nominative inīquus inīqua inīquum inīquī inīquae inīqua
Genitive inīquī inīquae inīquī inīquōrum inīquārum inīquōrum
Dative inīquō inīquō inīquīs
Accusative inīquum inīquam inīquum inīquōs inīquās inīqua
Ablative inīquō inīquā inīquō inīquīs
Vocative inīque inīqua inīquum inīquī inīquae inīqua

Descendants

  • French: inique
  • Latin: iniquo
  • Portuguese: iníquo
  • Spanish: inicuo, inicua

References

  • iniquus”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • iniquus”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
  • iniquus in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition with additions by D. P. Carpenterius, Adelungius and others, edited by Léopold Favre, 1883–1887)
  • iniquus in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
  • Carl Meißner, Henry William Auden (1894) Latin Phrase-Book[1], London: Macmillan and Co.
    • friend and foe: aequi iniqui
    • in a favourable position: idoneo, aequo, suo (opp. iniquo) loco