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inimicus.

enemy (personal), foe;

8 characters4 syllables approx.Latina language

Meaning & usage

noun[ɪ.nɪˈmiː.kʊs]Classical-Latin[i.niˈmiː.kus]
  1. enemy, foe (someone who is hostile to, feels hatred towards, opposes the interests of, or intends injury to someone else)

    declension-2
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *né Proto-Indo-European *n̥- Proto-Italic *n̥- Latin in- Proto-Indo-European *h₃emh₃-der. Proto-Italic *amāō Latin amō Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -īcus Latin amīcus Latin inimīcus From in- (“not”) + amīcus (“friend”). Compare typologically Russian не́друг (nédrug), неприя́тель (neprijátelʹ).

adj[ɪ.nɪˈmiː.kʊs]Classical-Latin[i.niˈmiː.kus]
  1. unfriendly, hostile, inimical

    adjective · declension-1 · declension-2
  2. injurious

    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- Proto-Indo-European *h₃emh₃-der. Proto-Italic *amāō Latin amō Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -īcus Latin amīcus Latin inimīcus From in- (“not”) + amīcus (“friend”). Compare typologically Russian не́друг (nédrug), неприя́тель (neprijátelʹ).

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