intus

German

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin intus (“inside”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɪntʊs/

• Audio (Germany (Berlin)):

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Adverb

intus

1. (colloquial, with haben) down (alcohol, food etc.)

   Ich habe schon drei Bier intus. ― I've already had three beers.

Further reading

• “intus” in Duden online
• “intus” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache

Latin

Alternative forms

• ab intus (Late Latin)
• dē intus (Late Latin)

Etymology

From in (“in, at”) +‎ -tus (adverb ending). Cognate with Ancient Greek ἐντός (entós, “within”).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): [ˈɪn.tʊs]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): [ˈin.tus]
• Hyphenation: in‧tus

Adverb

intus (not comparable)

1. within, inside

   Synonym: intrōrsum

2. at home

Derived terms

• intestīnus

Descendants

• >? Italian: into
• Ligurian: inte
• Neapolitan: into, dinto, rinto
• Old French: enz
  • Norman: yens
• → German: intus

References

• “intus”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879), A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• “intus”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891), An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
• "intus", in Charles du Fresne du Cange, Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition with additions by D. P. Carpenterius, Adelungius and others, edited by Léopold Favre, 1883–1887)
• “intus”, in Gaffiot, Félix (1934), Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.