ineptus

Latin

Etymology

From in- +‎ aptus.

Pronunciation
  • (Classical) IPA(key): /iˈnep.tus/, [ɪˈnɛp.tʊs]

Adjective

ineptus (feminine inepta, neuter ineptum); first/second declension

  1. unsuitable
  2. impertinent, improper, tasteless
  3. senseless, silly
  4. pedantic
  5. absurd
  6. inept

Inflection

First/second declension.

Number Singular Plural
Case / Gender Masculine Feminine Neuter Masculine Feminine Neuter
Nominative ineptus inepta ineptum ineptī ineptae inepta
Genitive ineptī ineptae ineptī ineptōrum ineptārum ineptōrum
Dative ineptō ineptō ineptīs
Accusative ineptum ineptam ineptum ineptōs ineptās inepta
Ablative ineptō ineptā ineptō ineptīs
Vocative inepte inepta ineptum ineptī ineptae inepta

Descendants

References
  • ineptus in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • ineptus in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
  • ineptus in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition, 1883–1887)
  • ineptus in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Hachette
  • Carl Meissner; Henry William Auden (1894) Latin Phrase-Book‎, London: Macmillan and Co.
    • to be silly, without tact: ineptum esse (De Or. 2. 4. 17)
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