incertus

Latin

Pronunciation

  • (Classical) IPA(key): /inˈker.tus/, [ɪŋˈkɛr.tʊs]

Adjective

incertus (feminine incerta, neuter incertum); first/second declension

  1. uncertain, doubtful, not sure
    pater semper incertus est — the father is always uncertain
    incertam securim — not surely aimed
  2. not knowing, doubting (said of persons)
  3. not known, obscure (said of things)
  4. hesitant, hesitating, irresolute, undecided

Inflection

First/second declension.

Number Singular Plural
Case / Gender Masculine Feminine Neuter Masculine Feminine Neuter
nominative incertus incerta incertum incertī incertae incerta
genitive incertī incertae incertī incertōrum incertārum incertōrum
dative incertō incertō incertīs
accusative incertum incertam incertum incertōs incertās incerta
ablative incertō incertā incertō incertīs
vocative incerte incerta incertum incertī incertae incerta

Noun

incertus m

  1. uncertainty

Derived terms

References

  • incertus in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • incertus in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
  • incertus in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Hachette
  • Carl Meissner; Henry William Auden (1894) Latin Phrase-Book‎, London: Macmillan and Co.
    • I am undecided..: incertus sum, quid consilii capiam
    • (ambiguous) to leave a thing undecided: aliquid dubium, incertum relinquere
This article is issued from Wiktionary. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.