inbecillis, inbecille, inbecillior -or -us, inbecillissimus -a -um:
Adjective · 3rd declension · variant: 2nd
- Frequency:
- Very Frequent
- Dictionary:
- Oxford Latin Dictionary (OLD)
weak/feeble; delicate (plant); fragile; ineffective; lacking in power/resources;
Inflections
positive
neuter
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nom. | inbecille | inbecillia |
| Acc. | inbecille | inbecillia |
| Voc. | inbecille | inbecillia |
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 IX
Lucius Annaeus Seneca (Seneca the Younger) from EPISTULAE MORALES AD LUCILIUM
"...concursus, quanta sit circa artes bonas solitudo; quam inbecilli animo sint quorum lacertos umerosque miramur. Illud maxime revolvo..." - M
Liber II
Marcus Fabius Quintilianus (Quintilian) from INSTITUTIONES
"...docendo existimauit, cum alterum alterius natura miscendum arbitraretur? Inbecillis tamen ingeniis sane sic obsequendum sit ut tantum..."