incapax

Latin

Etymology

From in- +‎ capāx.

Pronunciation

Adjective

incapāx (genitive incapācis); third-declension one-termination adjective

  1. incapable
    Synonyms: ineptus, iners, rudis
    Antonyms: vafer, callidus
  2. indestructible

Declension

Third-declension one-termination adjective.

singular plural
masc./fem. neuter masc./fem. neuter
nominative incapāx incapācēs incapācia
genitive incapācis incapācium
dative incapācī incapācibus
accusative incapācem incapāx incapācēs incapācia
ablative incapācī incapācibus
vocative incapāx incapācēs incapācia

Descendants

  • Catalan: incapaç
  • Galician: incapaz
  • Italian: incapace
  • Portuguese: incapaz
  • Spanish: incapaz

References

  • “incapax”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • incapax in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
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