imbecillus, imbecilla -um, imbecillior -or -us, imbecillissimus -a -um:
Adjective · 1st declension · variant: 1st
- Frequency:
- Very Frequent
- Dictionary:
- Oxford Latin Dictionary (OLD)
weak/feeble; delicate (plant); fragile; ineffective; lacking in power/resources;
Inflections
positive
masculine
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nom. | imbecillus | imbecilli |
| Gen. | imbecilli | imbecillorum |
| Dat. | imbecillo | — |
| Acc. | imbecillum | imbecillos |
| Voc. | imbecille | imbecilli |
| Abl. | imbecillo | — |
feminine
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nom. | imbecilla | imbecillae |
| Gen. | imbecillae | imbecillarum |
| Dat. | imbecillae | — |
| Acc. | imbecillam | imbecillas |
| Voc. | imbecilla | imbecillae |
| Abl. | imbecilla | — |
neuter
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nom. | imbecillum | imbecilla |
| Gen. | imbecilli | imbecillorum |
| Dat. | imbecillo | — |
| Acc. | imbecillum | imbecilla |
| Voc. | imbecillum | imbecilla |
| Abl. | imbecillo | — |
comparative
neuter
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nom. | imbecillius | imbecilliora |
| Gen. | imbecillioris | — |
| Acc. | imbecillius | imbecilliora |
| Voc. | imbecillius | imbecilliora |
superlative
masculine
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nom. | imbecillissimus | imbecillissimi |
| Gen. | imbecillissimi | imbecillissimorum |
| Dat. | imbecillissimo | — |
| Acc. | imbecillissimum | imbecillissimos |
| Voc. | imbecillissime | imbecillissimi |
| Abl. | imbecillissimo | — |
feminine
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nom. | imbecillissima | imbecillissimae |
| Gen. | imbecillissimae | imbecillissimarum |
| Dat. | imbecillissimae | — |
| Acc. | imbecillissimam | imbecillissimas |
| Voc. | imbecillissima | imbecillissimae |
| Abl. | imbecillissima | — |
neuter
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nom. | imbecillissimum | imbecillissima |
| Gen. | imbecillissimi | imbecillissimorum |
| Dat. | imbecillissimo | — |
| Acc. | imbecillissimum | imbecillissima |
| Voc. | imbecillissimum | imbecillissima |
| Abl. | imbecillissimo | — |
Examples
- L
Liber VI
Lucius Annaeus Seneca (Seneca the Younger) from EPISTULAE MORALES AD LUCILIUM
"...mihi futurus est ad omne propter quod vivitur; imbecillus est et ignavus qui propter dolorem moritur, stultus..." - G
Liber IV
Gaius Plinius Caecilius Secundus (Pliny the Younger) from EPISTVLARVM LIBRI DECEM
"...ille denique in omnibus officiis nostris, quamquam et imbecillus et senior, quasi iuvenis et validus conspiciebatur. Quantum ille..."