incautus

Latin

Etymology

From in- +‎ cautus (“careful”).

Pronunciation
  • (Classical) IPA(key): /inˈkau̯.tus/, [ɪŋˈkau̯.tʊs]

Adjective

incautus (feminine incauta, neuter incautum); first/second declension

  1. incautious, heedless, unsuspecting, improvident
  2. (in a passive sense) unforeseen, unexpected, unguarded against

Inflection

First/second declension.

Number Singular Plural
Case / Gender Masculine Feminine Neuter Masculine Feminine Neuter
Nominative incautus incauta incautum incautī incautae incauta
Genitive incautī incautae incautī incautōrum incautārum incautōrum
Dative incautō incautō incautīs
Accusative incautum incautam incautum incautōs incautās incauta
Ablative incautō incautā incautō incautīs
Vocative incaute incauta incautum incautī incautae incauta

Derived terms

Descendants

References
  • incautus in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • incautus in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
  • incautus in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Hachette
  • Carl Meissner; Henry William Auden (1894) Latin Phrase-Book‎, London: Macmillan and Co.
    • to surprise and defeat the enemy: opprimere hostes (imprudentes, incautos, inopinantes)
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