incontinens

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Latin

Etymology

in- +‎ continēns (containing)

Pronunciation

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