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
- L
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..." - L
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..." - L
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..." - L
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..." - P
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..." - P
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..."