immitis

Latin

Alternative forms

inmītis

Etymology

From in- (“not”) +‎ mītis (“mild, mellow, mature, ripe”).

Pronunciation

(Classical) IPA^(key): /imˈmiː.tis/, [ɪmˈmiːt̪ɪs̠]

(modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /imˈmi.tis/, [imˈmiːt̪is]

Adjective

immītis (neuter immīte); third-declension two-termination adjective

cruel, rough, harsh
Dirofilaria immitis
severe, stern
savage
(of fruit) unripe, green

Declension

Third-declension two-termination adjective.

Case / Gender	Masc./Fem.	Neuter		Masc./Fem.	Neuter
Number	Singular			Plural
Nominative	immītis	immīte		immītēs	immītia
Genitive	immītis			immītium
Dative	immītī			immītibus
Accusative	immītem	immīte		immītēs immītīs	immītia
Ablative	immītī			immītibus
Vocative	immītis	immīte		immītēs	immītia

References

“immitis”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
“immitis”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
immitis in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.

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