insolens

Latin

Etymology

From in- (“un-”) +‎ soleō (“I am used to”).

Pronunciation

• (Classical) IPA^(key): /ˈin.so.lens/, [ˈĩːs̠ɔɫ̪ẽːs̠]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈin.so.lens/, [ˈinsolens]

Adjective

īnsolēns (genitive īnsolentis, comparative īnsolentior, adverb īnsolenter); third-declension one-termination adjective

1. unusual
2. arrogant, haughty, insolent

   Synonyms: superbus, ferōx, arrogāns, impudēns

   Antonym: pudēns

Declension

Third-declension one-termination adjective.

Number	Singular			Plural
Case / Gender	Masc./Fem.	Neuter		Masc./Fem.	Neuter
Nominative	īnsolēns			īnsolentēs	īnsolentia
Genitive	īnsolentis			īnsolentium
Dative	īnsolentī			īnsolentibus
Accusative	īnsolentem	īnsolēns		īnsolentēs	īnsolentia
Ablative	īnsolentī			īnsolentibus
Vocative	īnsolēns			īnsolentēs	īnsolentia

Descendants

• → Catalan: insolent
• → English: insolent
• → French: insolent
  • → Romanian: insolent
• → Galician: insolente
• → Italian: insolente
• → Portuguese: insolente
• → Sicilian: nzulenti
• → Spanish: insolente

References

• “insolens”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• “insolens”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
• insolens in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
• Carl Meißner, Henry William Auden (1894) Latin Phrase-Book‎^[1], London: Macmillan and Co.
  • (ambiguous) to be puffed up with pride: insolentia, superbia inflatum esse
    
• insolens in Ramminger, Johann (2016 July 16 (last accessed)) Neulateinische Wortliste: Ein Wörterbuch des Lateinischen von Petrarca bis 1700‎^[2], pre-publication website, 2005-2016