incompetens

Latin

Etymology

From in- +‎ competēns.

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /inˈkom.pe.tens/, [ɪŋˈkɔmpɛt̪ẽːs̠]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /inˈkom.pe.tens/, [iŋˈkɔmpet̪ens]

Adjective

incompetēns (genitive incompetentis); third-declension one-termination adjective

1. insufficient

Declension

Third-declension one-termination adjective.

Number	Singular			Plural
Case / Gender	Masc./Fem.	Neuter		Masc./Fem.	Neuter
Nominative	incompetēns			incompetentēs	incompetentia
Genitive	incompetentis			incompetentium
Dative	incompetentī			incompetentibus
Accusative	incompetentem	incompetēns		incompetentēs	incompetentia
Ablative	incompetentī			incompetentibus
Vocative	incompetēns			incompetentēs	incompetentia

Descendants

• Catalan: incompetent
• English: incompetent
• French: incompétent
• Galician: incompetente
• Italian: incompetente
• Occitan: incompetent
• Portuguese: incompetente
• Romanian: incompetent
• Spanish: incompetente

References

• “incompetens”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• incompetens in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.