incontinens

Latin

Etymology

in- +‎ continēns (“containing”)

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /inˈkon.ti.nens/, [ɪŋˈkɔn̪t̪ɪnẽːs̠]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /inˈkon.ti.nens/, [iŋˈkɔn̪t̪inens]

Adjective

incontinēns (genitive incontinentis, adverb incontinenter); third-declension one-termination adjective

1. not containing, not retaining
2. immoderate, intemperate

Declension

Third-declension one-termination adjective.

	singular			plural
	masc./fem.	neuter		masc./fem.	neuter
nominative	incontinēns			incontinentēs	incontinentia
genitive	incontinentis			incontinentium
dative	incontinentī			incontinentibus
accusative	incontinentem	incontinēns		incontinentēs	incontinentia
ablative	incontinentī			incontinentibus
vocative	incontinēns			incontinentēs	incontinentia

References

• “incontinens”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• “incontinens”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers