inerrans

Latin

Etymology 1

in- +‎ errāns (“wandering”)

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /iˈner.rans/, [ɪˈnɛrːä̃ːs̠]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /iˈner.rans/, [iˈnɛrːäns]

Adjective

inerrāns (genitive inerrantis); third-declension one-termination adjective

1. fixed, not wandering

   stēllae inerrantēs ― fixed stars

Declension

Third-declension one-termination adjective.

Number	Singular			Plural
Case / Gender	Masc./Fem.	Neuter		Masc./Fem.	Neuter
Nominative	inerrāns			inerrantēs	inerrantia
Genitive	inerrantis			inerrantium
Dative	inerrantī			inerrantibus
Accusative	inerrantem	inerrāns		inerrantēs	inerrantia
Ablative	inerrantī			inerrantibus
Vocative	inerrāns			inerrantēs	inerrantia

Etymology 2

Present active participle of inerrō.

Participle

inerrāns (genitive inerrantis); third-declension one-termination participle

1. wandering, moving about aimlessly

Declension

Third-declension participle.

Number	Singular			Plural
Case / Gender	Masc./Fem.	Neuter		Masc./Fem.	Neuter
Nominative	inerrāns			inerrantēs	inerrantia
Genitive	inerrantis			inerrantium
Dative	inerrantī			inerrantibus
Accusative	inerrantem	inerrāns		inerrantēs inerrantīs	inerrantia
Ablative	inerrante inerrantī1			inerrantibus
Vocative	inerrāns			inerrantēs	inerrantia

¹When used purely as an adjective.

References

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