IGNORANTIBUS, ignorantibus
Sounds Like: ig-noh-RAN-tee-boos
Translations: to the ignorant, for the ignorant, by the ignorant, from the ignorant, with the ignorant, to those who are ignorant, for those who are ignorant, by those who are ignorant
From the root: IGNORO
Part of Speech: Participle, Adjective
Explanation: IGNORANTIBUS is the dative or ablative plural form of the present participle IGNORANS, meaning 'ignorant' or 'unaware'. As a participle, it can function as an adjective, describing a noun, or as a substantive, acting as a noun itself (e.g., 'those who are ignorant'). In the dative case, it indicates the indirect object ('to the ignorant' or 'for the ignorant'). In the ablative case, it can indicate means, manner, or accompaniment ('by the ignorant', 'with the ignorant', 'from the ignorant').
Inflection: Plural, Dative or Ablative, All genders
Instances
Josephus' Against Apion
From the same root
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