incontinens
Latin edit
Etymology edit
in- + continēns (“containing”)
Pronunciation edit
- (Classical) IPA(key): /inˈkon.ti.nens/, [ɪŋˈkɔn̪t̪ɪnẽːs̠]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /inˈkon.ti.nens/, [iŋˈkɔn̪t̪inens]
Adjective edit
incontinēns (genitive incontinentis, adverb incontinenter); third-declension one-termination adjective
- not containing, not retaining
- immoderate, intemperate
Declension edit
Third-declension one-termination adjective.
| Number | Singular | Plural | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Case / Gender | Masc./Fem. | Neuter | Masc./Fem. | Neuter | |
| Nominative | incontinēns | incontinentēs | incontinentia | ||
| Genitive | incontinentis | incontinentium | |||
| Dative | incontinentī | incontinentibus | |||
| Accusative | incontinentem | incontinēns | incontinentēs | incontinentia | |
| Ablative | incontinentī | incontinentibus | |||
| Vocative | incontinēns | incontinentēs | incontinentia | ||
References edit
- “incontinens”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- “incontinens”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers