inelegans

Latin

Etymology

From in- +‎ ēlegāns.

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /iˈneː.le.ɡans/, [ɪˈneːɫ̪ɛɡä̃ːs̠]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /iˈne.le.ɡans/, [iˈnɛːleɡäns]

Adjective

inēlegāns (genitive inēlegantis, adverb inēleganter); third-declension one-termination adjective

1. inelegant

Declension

Third-declension one-termination adjective.

Number	Singular			Plural
Case / Gender	Masc./Fem.	Neuter		Masc./Fem.	Neuter
Nominative	inēlegāns			inēlegantēs	inēlegantia
Genitive	inēlegantis			inēlegantium
Dative	inēlegantī			inēlegantibus
Accusative	inēlegantem	inēlegāns		inēlegantēs	inēlegantia
Ablative	inēlegantī			inēlegantibus
Vocative	inēlegāns			inēlegantēs	inēlegantia

Descendants

• Italian: inelegante
• Spanish: inelegante

References

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