adjectivethird-declension two-termination adjective
incīlis
incīlis (neuter incīle)
Classical[ɪŋˈkiː.lɪs]Ecclesiastical[in̠ʲˈt͡ʃiː.lis]
Meaning
- raretwo terminationcut in
in monte fossas inciles puras habere oportet
234 BCE – 149 BCE, Marcus Porcius Cato, De agri cultura 155.1
Declension
| form | masculine | feminine | neuter |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | incīlis | incīlis | incīle |
| genitive | incīlis | incīlis | incīlis |
| dative | incīlī | incīlī | incīlī |
| accusative | incīlem | incīlem | incīle |
| ablative | incīlī | incīlī | incīlī |
| vocative | incīlis | incīlis | incīle |
| form | masculine | feminine | neuter |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | incīlēs | incīlēs | incīlia |
| genitive | incīlium | incīlium | incīlium |
| dative | incīlibus | incīlibus | incīlibus |
| accusative | incīlīs incīlēs | incīlīs incīlēs | incīlia |
| ablative | incīlibus | incīlibus | incīlibus |
| vocative | incīlēs | incīlēs | incīlia |
incīlis, e, adj. contr. from incīdilis, from incido,
I. cut in: fossae, i. e. ditches, trenches for carrying off water, Cato, R. R. 155, 1.— Far more freq.,
II. Substt.
A. incīle, is, n., a ditch, trench:
incilia aperire, Cato, R. R. 155, 1: ducere incile, Dig. 43, 13, 1; App. M. 9, p. 221: in incili omnia adhaeserunt, Cael. ap. Cic. Fam. 8, 5, 3.— B. incīlis, is, m., transl.: inciles διώρυγες (i. e. διώρυχες), Gloss. Philox.
Origins
De Vaan suggests a derivation from Proto-Italic *enkaidslis, itself from Proto-Indo-European *kh₂eyd-. Related to Latin caedō, incīdō (“to cut, hew”).