indocilis

Latin

Etymology

From in- +‎ docilis.

Pronunciation

Adjective

indocilis (neuter indocile); third-declension two-termination adjective

  1. unteachable
    Antonym: docilis
  2. ignorant, untaught, indocile
    Synonyms: iners, ineptus, rudis
    Antonym: callidus
  3. unapt, unfit for any thing

Declension

Third-declension two-termination adjective.

singular plural
masc./fem. neuter masc./fem. neuter
nominative indocilis indocile indocilēs indocilia
genitive indocilis indocilium
dative indocilī indocilibus
accusative indocilem indocile indocilēs
indocilīs 		indocilia
ablative indocilī indocilibus
vocative indocilis indocile indocilēs indocilia

Descendants

  • Italian: indocile
  • Sicilian: nnòcili
  • Spanish: indócil

References

  • “indocilis”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • “indocilis”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
  • indocilis in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
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