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
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..."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..."