LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
adjectivethird-declension one-termination adjective

incontinēns

incontinēns (genitive incontinentis, adverb incontinenter)
Classical[ɪŋˈkɔn.tɪ.nẽːs]Ecclesiastical[iŋˈkɔn.ti.nens]

Meaning

  1. one terminationnot containing, not retaining
  2. one terminationimmoderate, intemperate

Declension

singular
formmasculinefeminineneuter
nominativeincontinēnsincontinēnsincontinēns
genitiveincontinentisincontinentisincontinentis
dativeincontinentīincontinentīincontinentī
accusativeincontinentemincontinentemincontinēns
ablativeincontinentī
incontinente		incontinentī
incontinente		incontinentī
incontinente
vocativeincontinēnsincontinēnsincontinēns
plural
formmasculinefeminineneuter
nominativeincontinentēsincontinentēsincontinentia
genitiveincontinentiumincontinentiumincontinentium
dativeincontinentibusincontinentibusincontinentibus
accusativeincontinentīs
incontinentēs		incontinentīs
incontinentēs		incontinentia
ablativeincontinentibusincontinentibusincontinentibus
vocativeincontinentēsincontinentēsincontinentia

in-contĭnens, tis, adj.
I. Not containing, not retaining (class., but not in Cic.): uterus, Plin. 8, 43, 68, § 168.—
II. Incontinent, immoderate, intemperate: homo, Plaut. As. 5, 2, 9: Tityos, Hor. C. 3, 4, 77: manus, id. ib. 1, 17, 26. — With gen.: sui, Sen. Q. N. 3, 30, 5.—Hence, adv.: incon-tĭnenter, immoderately, intemperately (class.).
1. Lit.: cibum assumit, Cels. 1, 3.—
2. Trop., incontinently: nihil incontinenter esse faciendum, Cic. Off. 3, 8, 37 fin.

Origins

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

Latin continēns Latin incontinēns From in- + continēns (“containing”).

In English words that came into English from incontinēns

  • incontinentincontinēns
  • incontinenceincontinentia
  • incontinencyincontinentia

Quick answers

What does incontinēns mean in Latin?
incontinēns, a adjective, means “not containing, not retaining; immoderate, intemperate”.
How do you pronounce incontinēns?
In classical Latin, [ɪŋˈkɔn.tɪ.nẽːs]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [iŋˈkɔn.ti.nens].
Where does incontinēns come from?
Proto-Indo-European *né → Proto-Indo-European *n̥- → Proto-Italic *n̥- → Latin incontinēns.
Which English words come from incontinēns?
English words that go back to Latin incontinēns include incontinent, incontinence and incontinency.