insincerus

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Latin

Etymology

From in- (“un-”) +‎ sincērus (“clean, sincere”).

Pronunciation

Adjective

īnsincērus (feminine īnsincēra, neuter īnsincērum); first/second-declension adjective

  1. not pure, spoiled, corrupted
  2. not honest, not candid, insincere

Declension

First/second-declension adjective.

Number Singular Plural
Case / Gender Masculine Feminine Neuter Masculine Feminine Neuter
Nominative īnsincērus īnsincēra īnsincērum īnsincērī īnsincērae īnsincēra
Genitive īnsincērī īnsincērae īnsincērī īnsincērōrum īnsincērārum īnsincērōrum
Dative īnsincērō īnsincērō īnsincērīs
Accusative īnsincērum īnsincēram īnsincērum īnsincērōs īnsincērās īnsincēra
Ablative īnsincērō īnsincērā īnsincērō īnsincērīs
Vocative īnsincēre īnsincēra īnsincērum īnsincērī īnsincērae īnsincēra

References

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