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infans.

speechless, inarticulate

6 characters2 syllables approx.Latina language

Meaning & usage

adj[ˈĩː.fãːs]Classical-Latin[ˈiɱ.fans]

  1. speechless, inarticulate

    declension-3 · one-termination

  2. newborn

    declension-3 · one-termination

  3. childish, foolish

    declension-3 · one-termination
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *né Proto-Indo-European *n̥- Proto-Italic *n̥- Latin in- Latin fāns Latin īnfāns From in- + fāns. Compare typologically Proto-Slavic *otrokъ (whence Russian о́трок (ótrok), Slovene otrȍk) (< *otъ + *reťi).

noun[ˈĩː.fãːs]Classical-Latin[ˈiɱ.fans]

  1. an infant

    declension-3

  2. a boy, a girl (under the age of 7)

    declension-3
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *né Proto-Indo-European *n̥- Proto-Italic *n̥- Latin in- Latin fāns Latin īnfāns From in- + fāns. Compare typologically Proto-Slavic *otrokъ (whence Russian о́трок (ótrok), Slovene otrȍk) (< *otъ + *reťi).

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