imperceptus

Latin

Etymology

in- (“un-”) +‎ perceptus (“perceived, observed”)

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /im.perˈkep.tus/, [ɪmpɛrˈkɛpt̪ʊs̠]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /im.perˈt͡ʃep.tus/, [imperˈt͡ʃɛpt̪us]

Adjective

imperceptus (feminine impercepta, neuter imperceptum); first/second-declension adjective

1. unperceived, undetected, unknown

Declension

First/second-declension adjective.

Number	Singular				Plural
Case / Gender	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter		Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	imperceptus	impercepta	imperceptum		imperceptī	imperceptae	impercepta
Genitive	imperceptī	imperceptae	imperceptī		imperceptōrum	imperceptārum	imperceptōrum
Dative	imperceptō		imperceptō		imperceptīs
Accusative	imperceptum	imperceptam	imperceptum		imperceptōs	imperceptās	impercepta
Ablative	imperceptō	imperceptā	imperceptō		imperceptīs
Vocative	impercepte	impercepta	imperceptum		imperceptī	imperceptae	impercepta

References

• “imperceptus”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• “imperceptus”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers