English
Etymology
Borrowed from Middle French inepte , from Latin ineptus , from in- + aptus (whence English apt ).
Pronunciation
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Rhymes: -ɛpt
Adjective
inept (comparative more inept , superlative most inept )
Not able to do something; not proficient ; displaying incompetence .
Unfit ; unsuitable .
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Translations
not able to do something
Bulgarian: неумел (bg) ( neumel ) , некадърен (bg) ( nekadǎren )
Catalan: inepte
Chinese:
Cantonese: 無能嘅 / 无能嘅 ( mou4 nang4 ke3 ) , 笨拙嘅 ( ban6 zyut3 ge3 )
Mandarin: 無能的 / 无能的 ( wúnéng de ) , 笨拙的 ( bènzhuō de )
Dutch: ongeschikt (nl) , onbekwaam (nl)
Finnish: avuton (fi) , taitamaton (fi) , kyvytön (fi) , osaamaton (fi)
French: inepte (fr)
German: unfähig (de)
Greek: ανίκανος (el) ( aníkanos ) , άχρηστος (el) ( áchristos )
Hindi: कुकृय m ( kukŕy )
Ido: nekapabla (io)
Italian: inetto (it)
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Maori: koretake , hakorea , pakihawa , rapa
Norwegian: talentløs , tåpelig (no) , udugelig , uskikket
Polish: neptek (pl) m , nieudolny (pl) , niezaradny (pl)
Portuguese: inapto (pt) , incapaz (pt) , incompetente (pt)
Russian: неуме́лый (ru) ( neumélyj ) , неспосо́бный (ru) ( nesposóbnyj )
Scottish Gaelic: baoth
Spanish: inepto (es) , incapaz (es)
Turkish: beceriksiz (tr) , yeteneksiz (tr)
Yoruba: ope
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