incompetent

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See also: incompétent

English

Etymology

From French incompétent, from Late Latin incompetentem, from Latin incompetēns.

Pronunciation

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Adjective

incompetent (comparative more incompetent, superlative most incompetent)

  1. Unskilled; lacking the degree of ability and responsibility that would normally be expected.
    Synonym: inept
    Having an incompetent lawyer may be grounds for a retrial, but the lawyer in question probably doesn't know that.
  2. Unable to make rational decisions; insane or otherwise cognitively impaired.
    The charged was judged incompetent to stand trial, at least until his medication started working.
  3. (medicine, of the cervix) Opening too early during pregnancy, resulting in miscarriage or premature birth.
  4. (geology) Not resistant to deformation or flow.

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Noun

incompetent (plural incompetents)

  1. A person who is incompetent.

Catalan

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin incompetentem. First attested in 1696.

Adjective

incompetent m or f (masculine and feminine plural incompetents)

  1. incompetent
    Antonym: competent

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References

  1. ^ “incompetent”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2024

Further reading

Dutch

Etymology

Likely borrowed, ultimately from Latin incompetēns. Equivalent to in- +‎ competent.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˌɪŋ.kɔm.pəˈtɛnt/
  • Audio(file)
  • Hyphenation: in‧com‧pe‧tent
  • Rhymes: -ɛnt

Adjective

incompetent (comparative incompetenter, superlative incompetentst)

  1. incompetent

Inflection

Inflection of incompetent
uninflected incompetent
inflected incompetente
comparative incompetenter
positive comparative superlative
predicative/adverbial incompetent incompetenter het incompetentst
het incompetentste
indefinite m./f. sing. incompetente incompetentere incompetentste
n. sing. incompetent incompetenter incompetentste
plural incompetente incompetentere incompetentste
definite incompetente incompetentere incompetentste
partitive incompetents incompetenters —

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Occitan

Etymology

From Latin incompetēns.

Adjective

incompetent m (feminine singular incompetenta, masculine plural incompetents, feminine plural incompetentas)

  1. incompetent
    Antonym: competent

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Further reading

  • Joan de Cantalausa (2006) Diccionari general occitan a partir dels parlars lengadocians‎, 2 edition, →ISBN, page 560.
  • Diccionari General de la Lenga Occitana, L’Academia occitana – Consistòri del Gai Saber, 2008-2024, page 339.

Romanian

Etymology

Borrowed from French incompétent. Equivalent to in- +‎ competent.

Adjective

incompetent m or n (feminine singular incompetentă, masculine plural incompetenți, feminine and neuter plural incompetente)

  1. incompetent

Declension

Declension of incompetent
singular plural
masculine neuter feminine masculine neuter feminine
nominative/
accusative 		indefinite incompetent incompetentă incompetenți incompetente
definite incompetentul incompetenta incompetenții incompetentele
genitive/
dative 		indefinite incompetent incompetente incompetenți incompetente
definite incompetentului incompetentei incompetenților incompetentelor
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