invictus

Latin

Etymology

From in- +‎ victus, the perfect passive participle of vincō (“conquer”).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /inˈu̯ik.tus/, [ɪnˈu̯ɪkt̪ʊs̠]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /inˈvik.tus/, [iɱˈvikt̪us]

Adjective

invictus (feminine invicta, neuter invictum, superlative invictissimus); first/second-declension adjective

1. unconquered, unsubdued
2. invincible, undisputed, undefeated

Declension

First/second-declension adjective.

Number	Singular				Plural
Case / Gender	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter		Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	invictus	invicta	invictum		invictī	invictae	invicta
Genitive	invictī	invictae	invictī		invictōrum	invictārum	invictōrum
Dative	invictō		invictō		invictīs
Accusative	invictum	invictam	invictum		invictōs	invictās	invicta
Ablative	invictō	invictā	invictō		invictīs
Vocative	invicte	invicta	invictum		invictī	invictae	invicta

Related terms

• invictē
• invictrīx
• victus
• invictissimus

Descendants

• → Italian: invitto
• → Portuguese: invicto
• → Spanish: invicto

References

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