imbecillus

Latin

Alternative forms

Etymology

For *imbeccillus, from in- +‎ bacillus, as if "without support, feeble".

Pronunciation
  • (Classical) IPA(key): /im.beːˈkil.lus/, [ɪm.beːˈkɪl.lʊs]

Adjective

imbēcillus (feminine imbēcilla, neuter imbēcillum, comparative imbēcillior); first/second-declension adjective

  1. weak, feeble
    Synonym: dēbilis

Declension

First/second-declension adjective.

Number Singular Plural
Case / Gender Masculine Feminine Neuter Masculine Feminine Neuter
Nominative imbēcillus imbēcilla imbēcillum imbēcillī imbēcillae imbēcilla
Genitive imbēcillī imbēcillae imbēcillī imbēcillōrum imbēcillārum imbēcillōrum
Dative imbēcillō imbēcillō imbēcillīs
Accusative imbēcillum imbēcillam imbēcillum imbēcillōs imbēcillās imbēcilla
Ablative imbēcillō imbēcillā imbēcillō imbēcillīs
Vocative imbēcille imbēcilla imbēcillum imbēcillī imbēcillae imbēcilla

Descendants

References
  • imbecillus in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • imbecillus in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
  • imbecillus in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Hachette
  • Julius Pokorny (1959), Indogermanisches etymologisches Wörterbuch, in 3 vols, Bern, München: Francke Verlag
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