infrequens

Latin

Etymology

From in- +‎ frequēns.

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /ˈin.fre.kʷens/, [ˈĩːfrɛkʷẽːs̠]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈin.fre.kwens/, [ˈiɱfrekwens]

Adjective

īnfrequēns (genitive īnfrequentis, adverb īnfrequenter); third-declension one-termination adjective

1. infrequent, seldom, rare

Declension

Third-declension one-termination adjective.

	singular			plural
	masc./fem.	neuter		masc./fem.	neuter
nominative	īnfrequēns			īnfrequentēs	īnfrequentia
genitive	īnfrequentis			īnfrequentium
dative	īnfrequentī			īnfrequentibus
accusative	īnfrequentem	īnfrequēns		īnfrequentēs	īnfrequentia
ablative	īnfrequentī			īnfrequentibus
vocative	īnfrequēns			īnfrequentēs	īnfrequentia

Descendants

• Catalan: infreqüent
• French: infréquent
• Galician: infrecuente
• Italian: infrequente
• Spanish: infrecuente
• Portuguese: infrequente, infreqüente

References

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