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Latin
Etymology
From in- + corruptus (“corrupted”).
Pronunciation
Adjective
incorruptus (feminine incorrupta, neuter incorruptum, comparative incorruptior); first/second-declension adjective
- unspoiled, uninjured, uncorrupted
- (figuratively) not spoiled or seduced unadulterated, unbribed; genuine, pure
Declension
First/second-declension adjective.
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References
- “incorruptus”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- “incorruptus”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
- incorruptus in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
- Carl Meißner, Henry William Auden (1894) Latin Phrase-Book, London: Macmillan and Co.
- sound, unimpaired senses: sensus sani, integri, incorrupti
- genuine historical truth: incorrupta rerum fides
- incorrect usage: consuetudo vitiosa et corrupta (opp. pura et incorrupta) sermonis
- pure, correct Latin: incorrupta latini sermonis integritas (Brut. 35. 132)
- an impartial judge: iudex incorruptus
- an impartial witness: testis incorruptus atque integer
- incorruptus in Ramminger, Johann (2016 July 16 (last accessed)) Neulateinische Wortliste: Ein Wörterbuch des Lateinischen von Petrarca bis 1700, pre-publication website, 2005-2016