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importunus

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Etymology

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From in- (not) +‎ portus +‎ -nus. From Proto-Italic *portus, from Proto-Indo-European *pértus (crossing). From *per- (to penetrate; to cross (water)) +‎ *-tus.

Pronunciation

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Adjective

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importūnus (feminine importūna, neuter importūnum, comparative importūnior, superlative importūnissimus); first/second-declension adjective

  1. inconvenient, unsuitable
  2. annoying
  3. rude

Declension

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First/second-declension adjective.

singular plural
masculine feminine neuter masculine feminine neuter
nominative importūnus importūna importūnum importūnī importūnae importūna
genitive importūnī importūnae importūnī importūnōrum importūnārum importūnōrum
dative importūnō importūnae importūnō importūnīs
accusative importūnum importūnam importūnum importūnōs importūnās importūna
ablative importūnō importūnā importūnō importūnīs
vocative importūne importūna importūnum importūnī importūnae importūna

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Derived terms

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References

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