insons

Latin

Etymology

From in- +‎ sōns (“guilty”).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /ˈin.sons/, [ˈĩːs̠õːs̠]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈin.sons/, [ˈinsons]

Adjective

īnsōns (genitive īnsontis); third-declension one-termination adjective

1. innocent

   Synonyms: innoxius, castus, innocēns

   Antonyms: reus, obnoxius, noxius, cōnscius

2. harmless

Declension

Third-declension one-termination adjective.

	singular			plural
	masc./fem.	neuter		masc./fem.	neuter
nominative	īnsōns			īnsontēs	īnsontia
genitive	īnsontis			īnsontium
dative	īnsontī			īnsontibus
accusative	īnsontem	īnsōns		īnsontēs	īnsontia
ablative	īnsontī			īnsontibus
vocative	īnsōns			īnsontēs	īnsontia

Descendants

• Portuguese: insonte
• Spanish: insonte

References

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