inperfectus, inperfecta, inperfectum:
Adjective · 1st declension · variant: 1st · comparison: positive
- Frequency:
- Common
- Dictionary:
- Oxford Latin Dictionary (OLD)
unfinished, incomplete; imperfect; not complete in every respect; undigested;
Inflections
positive
masculine
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nom. | inperfectus | inperfecti |
| Gen. | inperfecti | inperfectorum |
| Dat. | inperfecto | — |
| Acc. | inperfectum | inperfectos |
| Voc. | inperfecte | inperfecti |
| Abl. | inperfecto | — |
feminine
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nom. | inperfecta | inperfectae |
| Gen. | inperfectae | inperfectarum |
| Dat. | inperfectae | — |
| Acc. | inperfectam | inperfectas |
| Voc. | inperfecta | inperfectae |
| Abl. | inperfecta | — |
neuter
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nom. | inperfectum | inperfecta |
| Gen. | inperfecti | inperfectorum |
| Dat. | inperfecto | — |
| Acc. | inperfectum | inperfecta |
| Voc. | inperfectum | inperfecta |
| Abl. | inperfecto | — |
Examples
Satura III
Decimus Iunius Iuvenalis (Juvenal) from SATVRAE
"...aeger moritur vigilando (sed ipsum languorem peperit cibus inperfectus et haerens ardenti stomacho); nam quae meritoria somnum admittunt..."Liber II
Lucius Annaeus Seneca (Seneca the Younger) from DE IRA
"...tenue et exile capiunt ignea et feruida, sed inperfectus illis uigor est ut omnibus quae sine arte ipsius..."Liber II
Lucius Annaeus Seneca (Seneca the Younger) from DE BENEFICIIS
"...partem, quam non fecit, potest facere, lusus ipse inperfectus est, qui consummatur uicibus mittendi ac remittendi.' Nolo diutius..."Metamorphoses III
Publius Ovidius Naso (Ovid) from Metamorphoses
"...mortale tumultus non tulit aetherios donisque iugalibus arsit. inperfectus adhuc infans genetricis ab alvo eripitur patrioque tener..."