LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
adjectivethird-declension one-termination adjective

inefficāx

inefficāx (genitive inefficācis)
Classical[ɪˈnɛf.fɪ.kaːks]Ecclesiastical[iˈnɛf.fi.kaks]

Meaning

  1. one terminationineffectual, inefficient

Declension

singular
formmasculinefeminineneuter
nominativeinefficāxinefficāxinefficāx
genitiveinefficācisinefficācisinefficācis
dativeinefficācīinefficācīinefficācī
accusativeinefficāceminefficāceminefficāx
ablativeinefficācī
inefficāce		inefficācī
inefficāce		inefficācī
inefficāce
vocativeinefficāxinefficāxinefficāx
plural
formmasculinefeminineneuter
nominativeinefficācēsinefficācēsinefficācia
genitiveinefficāciuminefficāciuminefficācium
dativeinefficācibusinefficācibusinefficācibus
accusativeinefficācīs
inefficācēs		inefficācīs
inefficācēs		inefficācia
ablativeinefficācibusinefficācibusinefficācibus
vocativeinefficācēsinefficācēsinefficācia

ĭn-effĭcax, ācis, adj.,
I. ineffectual, inefficient (post-Aug.).
(a). With gen.: vox inefficax verborum, unproductive of, unable to produce, Sen. Ira, 1, 3.—
(b). Absol.: ratio, Sen. Ira, 1, 10: dii, id. Ben. 4, 4.— Comp., Plin. 34, 11, 25, § 109: parentes inefficacissimi, i. e. very weak, Inscr. ap. Grut. 415, 10.—Adv.: ĭneffĭcācĭter, ineffectually, in vain, Dig. 49, 8, 2; Cod. Just. 6, 35, 2; Symm. Ep. 6, 53.

Origins

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

Latin efficāx Latin inefficāx From in- + efficāx.

Descendants
  • Catalanineficaç
  • Frenchinefficace
  • Italianinefficace
  • Portugueseineficaz
  • Romanianineficace
  • Spanishineficaz
  • Galicianineficaz

Quick answers

What does inefficāx mean in Latin?
inefficāx, a adjective, means “ineffectual, inefficient”.
How do you pronounce inefficāx?
In classical Latin, [ɪˈnɛf.fɪ.kaːks]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [iˈnɛf.fi.kaks].
Where does inefficāx come from?
Proto-Indo-European *né → Proto-Indo-European *n̥- → Proto-Italic *n̥- → Latin inefficāx.