English

Noun

insignis

1. The Monterey pine.

Derived terms

• insignis pine/insignis-pine

Latin

Etymology

From in ‎(“in, on; about”) + signum ‎(“sign, emblem”).

Pronunciation

• (Classical) IPA^(key): /inˈsiɡ.nis/, [ĩːˈsɪŋ.nɪs]

Adjective

īnsignis m, f ‎(neuter īnsigne); third declension

1. distinguished by a mark
2. distinguished, remarkable, prominent, extraordinary, conspicuous

Inflection

Third declension.

• comparative: īnsignior, superlative: īnsignissimus

Related terms

Descendants

• English: insignis, insignia
• French: insigne
• Italian: insigne
• Spanish: insigne

References

• insignis in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• insignis in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
• Félix Gaffiot (1934), “insignis”, in Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Paris: Hachette.