excors

Latin

Etymology

From cor, the heart, supposed to be the seat of intelligence.

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /ˈek.skors/, [ˈɛks̠kɔrs̠]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈek.skors/, [ˈɛkskors]

Adjective

excors (genitive excordis); third-declension one-termination adjective

1. senseless, silly, stupid

Declension

Third-declension one-termination adjective.

Number	Singular			Plural
Case / Gender	Masc./Fem.	Neuter		Masc./Fem.	Neuter
Nominative	excors			excordēs	excordia
Genitive	excordis			excordium
Dative	excordī			excordibus
Accusative	excordem	excors		excordēs	excordia
Ablative	excordī			excordibus
Vocative	excors			excordēs	excordia

References

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