inanis

== Latin == === Etymology === Unknown. Possibly from in- (“not”) +‎ *ānis === Pronunciation === (Classical Latin) IPA(key): [ɪˈnaː.nɪs] (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): [iˈnaː.nis] === Adjective === inānis (neuter ināne, comparative inānior, superlative inānissimus, adverb ināniter); third-declension two-termination adjective empty, void, hollow Synonyms: vacuus, vānus, irritus Antonyms: plēnus, refertus, implētus, explētus, complētus, frequens vain (figuratively) purposeless, meaningless, worthless, useless, fruitless, empty, idle Synonyms: vīlis, miser foolish, inane ==== Declension ==== Third-declension two-termination adjective. ==== Derived terms ==== ināne ināniae ināniō inānitās ==== Descendants ==== → English: inane → French: inane → Italian: inane → Portuguese: inane → Spanish: inane === References === “inanis”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879), A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press “inanis”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891), An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers “inanis”, in Gaffiot, Félix (1934), Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette. Carl Meißner; Henry William Auden (1894), Latin Phrase-Book‎[1], London: Macmillan and Co.