incompetent
English edit
Etymology edit
From French incompétent, from Late Latin incompetentem, from Latin incompetēns.
Pronunciation edit
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Adjective edit
incompetent (comparative more incompetent, superlative most incompetent)
- Unskilled; lacking the degree of ability and responsibility that would normally be expected.
- Synonym: inept
- Having an incompetent lawyer may be grounds for a retrial, but the lawyer in question probably doesn't know that.
- Unable to make rational decisions; insane or otherwise cognitively impaired.
- The charged was judged incompetent to stand trial, at least until his medication started working.
- (medicine, of the cervix) Opening too early during pregnancy, resulting in miscarriage or premature birth.
- (geology) Not resistant to deformation or flow.
Synonyms edit
- See also Thesaurus:bad
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Noun edit
incompetent (plural incompetents)
- A person who is incompetent.
Catalan edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from Latin incompetentem. First attested in 1696.[1]
Adjective edit
incompetent m or f (masculine and feminine plural incompetents)
- incompetent
- Antonym: competent
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References edit
- ^ “incompetent”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2024
Further reading edit
- “incompetent” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
- “incompetent” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.
- “incompetent” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.
Dutch edit
Etymology edit
Likely borrowed, ultimately from Latin incompetēns. Equivalent to in- + competent.
Pronunciation edit
Adjective edit
incompetent (comparative incompetenter, superlative incompetentst)
Inflection edit
Inflection of incompetent | ||||
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uninflected | incompetent | |||
inflected | incompetente | |||
comparative | incompetenter | |||
positive | comparative | superlative | ||
predicative/adverbial | incompetent | incompetenter | het incompetentst het incompetentste | |
indefinite | m./f. sing. | incompetente | incompetentere | incompetentste |
n. sing. | incompetent | incompetenter | incompetentste | |
plural | incompetente | incompetentere | incompetentste | |
definite | incompetente | incompetentere | incompetentste | |
partitive | incompetents | incompetenters | — |
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Occitan edit
Etymology edit
From Latin incompetēns.
Adjective edit
incompetent m (feminine singular incompetenta, masculine plural incompetents, feminine plural incompetentas)
- incompetent
- Antonym: competent
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Further reading edit
- Joan de Cantalausa (2006) Diccionari general occitan a partir dels parlars lengadocians[1], 2 edition, →ISBN, page 560.
- Diccionari General de la Lenga Occitana, L’Academia occitana – Consistòri del Gai Saber, 2008-2024, page 339.
Romanian edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from French incompétent. Equivalent to in- + competent.
Adjective edit
incompetent m or n (feminine singular incompetentă, masculine plural incompetenți, feminine and neuter plural incompetente)
Declension edit
singular | plural | ||||||
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masculine | neuter | feminine | masculine | neuter | feminine | ||
nominative/ accusative |
indefinite | incompetent | incompetentă | incompetenți | incompetente | ||
definite | incompetentul | incompetenta | incompetenții | incompetentele | |||
genitive/ dative |
indefinite | incompetent | incompetente | incompetenți | incompetente | ||
definite | incompetentului | incompetentei | incompetenților | incompetentelor |