LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · femininefirst declension

ineptia

ineptia f (genitive ineptiae)
Classical[ɪˈnɛp.ti.a]Ecclesiastical[iˈnɛp.t͡si.a]

Meaning

  1. femininesilliness, folly, absurdity

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativeineptiaineptiae
genitiveineptiaeineptiārum
dativeineptiaeineptiīs
accusativeineptiamineptiās
ablativeineptiāineptiīs
vocativeineptiaineptiae

Phrases from Meissner's Latin Phrase-Book

opinionum commenta, ineptiae, monstra, portenta
extravagant fictions of fancy.

ĭneptĭa, ae, f. ineptus,
I. silliness, folly, absurdity (in sing. ante- and post-class.): tua, Ter. Ad. 4, 7, 31; Plaut. Merc. prol. 26. —
II. Plur.: ĭneptĭae, ārum, sillinesses, fooleries, trifles, absurdities (class.): omnium ineptiarum haud scio an ulla sit major, quam, etc., Cic. de Or. 2, 4, 18; id. ib. 124, 111; id. Rosc. Am. 16, 47: paene aniles, id. Tusc. 1, 39, 93: sententiarum, Suet. Aug. 86: hujusmodi ineptiis se immiscere, Mos. et Rom. Leg. Coll. 15, 2, 3.

Origins

From ineptus (“silly, foolish, absurd”) + -ia.

Descendants
  • Frenchineptie
  • Italianinezia
  • Spanishinepcia
  • Romanianinepție

Quick answers

What does ineptia mean in Latin?
ineptia, a noun, means “silliness, folly, absurdity”.
What is the genitive of ineptia?
The genitive singular is ineptiae. ineptia is feminine, first declension.
How do you pronounce ineptia?
In classical Latin, [ɪˈnɛp.ti.a]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [iˈnɛp.t͡si.a].