īnfirmus, īnfirma, īnfirmum

Definitions for īnfirmus

Wheelock's Latin

Adjective

1
not strong, weak, feeble
English derivatives:
infirm infirmary infirmity

Oxford Latin Dictionary

Adjective

1
(of things) Not strong, weak, fragile. (b) (of persons or animals. their limbs, etc.) not robust, frail: (also of a person's powers, time of life).
2
(of things) That is (are) in poor physical condition, in a bad state of repair, or sim. (b) (of persons) in poor physique; (esp.) in feeble health, unwell. (c) (of health) feeble, unsound.
3
Deficient in military power, resources, or sim., weak.
4
Mild in operation, not drastic, intense, or sim.
5
Lacking in authority, effectiveness, or sim., powerless, ineffectual, etc. (b) (of a writer, his words, etc.) not forceful, feeble. (c) (of arguments) weak, inconclusive. (d) not binding in law, invalid.

See more definitions

Sentences with īnfirmus

Latin to English

Tū mē hortāris ut sim animō magnō et spem salūtis habeam, sed timeō nē sim īnfīrmior.Compare You urge me to be of great courage and to have hope of safety, but I fear that I may be too weak.

Putō eōs malōs quī in urbe maneant īnfīrmōs futūrōs esse sine duce.Compare I think those evil men who remain in the city will be weak without their leader.

Tam infirmus erat ut vix loqui posset.Compare He was so weak that he could scarcely speak.

Pater meus sum infirmus valetudo.Compare My father was in weak health.

Data sources

Notes

Definitions
Frederick M. Wheelock, Wheelock's Latin, 6th ed., rev. Richard A. LaFleur (New York, NY: HarperCollins Publishers, 2005): 271.
P. G. W. Glare, Oxford Latin Dictionary, Vols. 1-8 (Oxford: Clarendon Press, 1982): 900.
Word frequencies
Paul B. Diederich, The Frequency of Latin Words and Their Endings, PhD diss., (Columbia University, 1939).

Bibliography

Allen, Joseph H. Allen and Greenough's New Latin Grammar for Schools and Colleges: Founded on Comparative Grammar. Edited by James B. Greenough, George L. Kittredge, Albert A. Howard, and Benjamin L. D'Ooge. Boston, MA: Ginn & Company, 1903.

Crystal, David. A Dictionary of Linguistics and Phonetics. 6th ed. Oxford, UK: Blackwell Publishing, 2008.

Delatte, Louis, Suzanne Govaerts, Joseph Denooz, and Etienne Evrard. Dictionnaire fréquentiel et index inverse de la langue latine [Frequency Dictionary and Inverse Index of the Latin Language]. Liège, Belgium: Laboratoire d'analyse statistique des langues anciennes de l'Université de Liège (L.A.S.L.A.), 1981.

Diederich, Paul B. The Frequency of Latin Words and Their Endings. PhD diss., Columbia University, 1939.

Francese, Christopher. "Latin Core Vocabulary." Dickinson College Commentaries. Last modified 2014. http://dcc.dickinson.edu/latin-vocabulary-list.

Gildersleeve, Basil L., and Gonzales Lodge. Gildersleeve's Latin Grammar: Third Edition, Revised, and Enlarged. 3rd ed. London, England: Macmillan and Co., 1903.

Glare, Peter G.W. Oxford Latin Dictionary. Vols. 1-8. Oxford, England: Clarendon Press, 1982.

Krüger, Bernd. "Latin Conjugation Tables." Cactus2000. Accessed May 5, 2023. https://latin.cactus2000.de/index.en.php.

Pierson, Nick. "Sound of Text." Accessed October 26, 2019. https://soundoftext.com.

Wheelock, Frederick M. Wheelock's Latin. 6th ed. Revised by Richard A. LaFleur. New York, NY: HarperCollins Publishers, 2005.

Wiktionary Contributors. "Victionarium." Wikimedia Foundation, Inc. Updated March 18, 2019. https://la.wiktionary.org/wiki/Victionarium:Pagina_prima.

Citation

Chicago (17th ed.)

Allo Contributors. "īnfirmus, īnfirma, īnfirmum (adj.) - Latin Word Definition." Allo Latin Dictionary. Last modified August 30, 2023. Accessed November 21, 2024. http://ancientlanguages.org/latin/dictionary/infirmus-infirma-infirmum.