inbecillus, inbecilla -um, inbecillior -or -us, inbecillissimus -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. | inbecillus | inbecilli |
| Gen. | inbecilli | inbecillorum |
| Dat. | inbecillo | — |
| Acc. | inbecillum | inbecillos |
| Voc. | inbecille | inbecilli |
| Abl. | inbecillo | — |
feminine
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nom. | inbecilla | inbecillae |
| Gen. | inbecillae | inbecillarum |
| Dat. | inbecillae | — |
| Acc. | inbecillam | inbecillas |
| Voc. | inbecilla | inbecillae |
| Abl. | inbecilla | — |
neuter
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nom. | inbecillum | inbecilla |
| Gen. | inbecilli | inbecillorum |
| Dat. | inbecillo | — |
| Acc. | inbecillum | inbecilla |
| Voc. | inbecillum | inbecilla |
| Abl. | inbecillo | — |
comparative
neuter
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nom. | inbecillius | inbecilliora |
| Gen. | inbecillioris | — |
| Acc. | inbecillius | inbecilliora |
| Voc. | inbecillius | inbecilliora |
superlative
masculine
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nom. | inbecillissimus | inbecillissimi |
| Gen. | inbecillissimi | inbecillissimorum |
| Dat. | inbecillissimo | — |
| Acc. | inbecillissimum | inbecillissimos |
| Voc. | inbecillissime | inbecillissimi |
| Abl. | inbecillissimo | — |
feminine
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nom. | inbecillissima | inbecillissimae |
| Gen. | inbecillissimae | inbecillissimarum |
| Dat. | inbecillissimae | — |
| Acc. | inbecillissimam | inbecillissimas |
| Voc. | inbecillissima | inbecillissimae |
| Abl. | inbecillissima | — |
neuter
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nom. | inbecillissimum | inbecillissima |
| Gen. | inbecillissimi | inbecillissimorum |
| Dat. | inbecillissimo | — |
| Acc. | inbecillissimum | inbecillissima |
| Voc. | inbecillissimum | inbecillissima |
| Abl. | inbecillissimo | — |
Examples
- L
Liber XIX
Lucius Annaeus Seneca (Seneca the Younger) from EPISTULAE MORALES AD LUCILIUM
"...funditur. Non obtinebis ut desinat si incipere permiseris. Inbecillus est primo omnis adfectus; deinde ipse se concitat..." - Q
Sermones II
Quintus Horatius Flaccus (Horace) from Sermones
"...dixerit ille "duci ventre levem, nasum nidore supinor, inbecillus, iners, siquid vis, adde, popino. tu cum sis quod..."