LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
adjectivethird-declension one-termination adjective

incapāx

incapāx (genitive incapācis)
Classical[ˈɪŋ.ka.paːks]Ecclesiastical[ˈiŋ.ka.paks]

Meaning

  1. one terminationincapable
  2. one terminationindestructible

Declension

singular
formmasculinefeminineneuter
nominativeincapāxincapāxincapāx
genitiveincapācisincapācisincapācis
dativeincapācīincapācīincapācī
accusativeincapācemincapācemincapāx
ablativeincapācī
incapāce		incapācī
incapāce		incapācī
incapāce
vocativeincapāxincapāxincapāx
plural
formmasculinefeminineneuter
nominativeincapācēsincapācēsincapācia
genitiveincapāciumincapāciumincapācium
dativeincapācibusincapācibusincapācibus
accusativeincapācīs
incapācēs		incapācīs
incapācēs		incapācia
ablativeincapācibusincapācibusincapācibus
vocativeincapācēsincapācēsincapācia

in-căpax, ācis, adj.,
I. incapable (postclass.): sacramenti, Prud. στεφ. 10, 588: aedes incapax solvi, indissoluble, indestructible, id. ib. 348.

Origins

  1. Proto-Indo-European*né
  2. Proto-Indo-European*n̥-
  3. Proto-Italic*n̥-
  4. Latinincapāx

substratebor.? Proto-Indo-European *kap- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *kapyéti Proto-Italic *kapjō Archaic Latin kapiō Latin capiō Latin -āx Latin capāx Latin incapāx From in- + capāx.

Descendants
  • Catalanincapaç
  • Italianincapace
  • Portugueseincapaz
  • Spanishincapaz
  • Galicianincapaz

Quick answers

What does incapāx mean in Latin?
incapāx, a adjective, means “incapable; indestructible”.
How do you pronounce incapāx?
In classical Latin, [ˈɪŋ.ka.paːks]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [ˈiŋ.ka.paks].
Where does incapāx come from?
Proto-Indo-European *né → Proto-Indo-European *n̥- → Proto-Italic *n̥- → Latin incapāx.