infernum, inferni:
Neuter · Noun · 2nd declension · variant: 2nd
- Frequency:
- Lesser
lower regions (pl.), infernal regions, hell;
Inflections
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nom. | infernum | inferna |
| Gen. | inferni | infernorum |
| Dat. | inferno | infernis |
| Acc. | infernum | inferna |
| Voc. | infernum | inferna |
| Abl. | inferno | infernis |
Examples
Libri XIV-XV
Lucius Annaeus Seneca (Seneca the Younger) from EPISTULAE MORALES AD LUCILIUM
"...intuere per quorum manus sterile terrae genus et infernum perpurgatur: videbis quanta fuligine oblinantur. Atqui ista magis inquinant..."Liber VI
Lucius Annaeus Seneca (Seneca the Younger) from QUAESTIONES NATURALES
"...inuasit; illic quoque potest accedere ac recedere pelagus infernum: quorum neutrum fit sine motu superstantium..."Liber IV
Lucius Annaeus Seneca (Seneca the Younger) from QUAESTIONES NATURALES
"...semper hibernis: septentrionales exundant. Ob hoc Pontus in infernum mare assidue fluit rapidus (non ut cetera maria alternatis..."Medea
Lucius Annaeus Seneca (Seneca the Younger) from FABULAE
"...flammeos ictus parat, aut cui cruentas agmen infernum faces intentat? ingens anguis excusso sonat tortus flagello. quem trabe..."Metamorphoses II
Publius Ovidius Naso (Ovid) from Metamorphoses
"...omne solum, penetratque in Tartara rimis lumen et infernum terret cum coniuge regem; et mare contrahitur siccaeque..."Germania
Publius Cornelius Tacitus from Minor Works
"...terrorem inferunt, nullo hostium sustinente novum ac velut infernum adspectum; nam primi in omnibus proeliis oculi vincuntur. Trans..."