incapax

Latin

Etymology

From in- +‎ capāx.

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /ˈin.ka.paːks/, [ˈɪŋkäpäːks̠]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈin.ka.paks/, [ˈiŋkäpäks]

Adjective

incapāx (genitive incapācis); third-declension one-termination adjective

1. incapable

   Synonyms: ineptus, iners, rudis

   Antonyms: vafer, callidus

2. indestructible

Declension

Third-declension one-termination adjective.

	singular			plural
	masc./fem.	neuter		masc./fem.	neuter
nominative	incapāx			incapācēs	incapācia
genitive	incapācis			incapācium
dative	incapācī			incapācibus
accusative	incapācem	incapāx		incapācēs	incapācia
ablative	incapācī			incapācibus
vocative	incapāx			incapācēs	incapācia

Descendants

• Catalan: incapaç
• Galician: incapaz
• Italian: incapace
• Portuguese: incapaz
• Spanish: incapaz

References

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