insincerus

Latin

Etymology

From in- (“un-”) +‎ sincērus (“clean, sincere”).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /in.sinˈkeː.rus/, [ĩːs̠ɪŋˈkeːrʊs̠]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /in.sinˈt͡ʃe.rus/, [insin̠ʲˈt͡ʃɛːrus]

Adjective

īnsincērus (feminine īnsincēra, neuter īnsincērum); first/second-declension adjective

1. not pure, spoiled, corrupted
2. not honest, not candid, insincere

Declension

First/second-declension adjective.

Number	Singular				Plural
Case / Gender	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter		Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	īnsincērus	īnsincēra	īnsincērum		īnsincērī	īnsincērae	īnsincēra
Genitive	īnsincērī	īnsincērae	īnsincērī		īnsincērōrum	īnsincērārum	īnsincērōrum
Dative	īnsincērō		īnsincērō		īnsincērīs
Accusative	īnsincērum	īnsincēram	īnsincērum		īnsincērōs	īnsincērās	īnsincēra
Ablative	īnsincērō	īnsincērā	īnsincērō		īnsincērīs
Vocative	īnsincēre	īnsincēra	īnsincērum		īnsincērī	īnsincērae	īnsincēra

References

• “insincerus”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• “insincerus”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers