indocilis

Latin

Etymology

From in- +‎ docilis.

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /inˈdo.ki.lis/, [ɪn̪ˈd̪ɔkɪlʲɪs̠]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /inˈdo.t͡ʃi.lis/, [in̪ˈd̪ɔːt͡ʃilis]

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.

Number	Singular			Plural
Case / Gender	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.