inquinatus

Latin

Etymology

Perfect passive participle of inquinō (“pollute, defile”).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /in.kʷiˈnaː.tus/, [ɪŋkʷɪˈnäːt̪ʊs̠]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /in.kwiˈna.tus/, [iŋkwiˈnäːt̪us]

Participle

inquinātus (feminine inquināta, neuter inquinātum, comparative inquinātior, superlative inquinātissimus); first/second-declension participle

1. polluted, defiled, befouled, having been stained
2. corrupted, having been contaminated

Declension

First/second-declension adjective.

Number	Singular				Plural
Case / Gender	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter		Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	inquinātus	inquināta	inquinātum		inquinātī	inquinātae	inquināta
Genitive	inquinātī	inquinātae	inquinātī		inquinātōrum	inquinātārum	inquinātōrum
Dative	inquinātō		inquinātō		inquinātīs
Accusative	inquinātum	inquinātam	inquinātum		inquinātōs	inquinātās	inquināta
Ablative	inquinātō	inquinātā	inquinātō		inquinātīs
Vocative	inquināte	inquināta	inquinātum		inquinātī	inquinātae	inquināta

References

• “inquinatus”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• “inquinatus”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
• inquinatus in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
• Carl Meißner, Henry William Auden (1894) Latin Phrase-Book‎^[1], London: Macmillan and Co.
  • incorrect language: oratio inquinata (De Opt. Gen. Or. 3. 7)
    
  • a life defiled by every crime: vita omnibus flagitiis inquinata
    
  • (ambiguous) to be vicious, criminal: vitiis, sceleribus inquinatum, contaminatum, obrutum esse