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ignavus.

lazy, slothful, inactive, sluggish

7 characters3 syllables approx.Latina language

Meaning & usage

adj[ɪŋˈnaː.wʊs]Classical-Latin[iɲˈɲaː.vus]

  1. lazy, slothful, inactive, sluggish

    adjective · declension-1 · declension-2

  2. unproductive, idle

    adjective · declension-1 · declension-2

  3. cowardly

    adjective · declension-1 · declension-2
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *né Proto-Indo-European *n̥- Proto-Italic *n̥- Latin in- Latin (g)nāvus Latin ignāvus From in- + (g)nāvus.

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