verbfourth conjugation, no passive, no perfect or supine stems
ineptiō
ineptiō (present infinitive ineptīre)
Classical[ɪˈnɛp.ti.oː]Ecclesiastical[iˈnɛp.t͡si.o]
Meaning
- to be silly, play the fool, trifle
- to talk or act strangely or absurdly
Miser Catulle, desinas ineptire, / et quod vides perisse perditum ducas.
O wretched Catullus, stop being such a fool, / and accept as over what you see end.c. 84 BCE – 54 BCE, Catullus, Carmina 8.1–2
Conjugation conjugation 4 perfect
| form | present | imperfect | future | perfect | pluperfect | fut. perfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st sg. | ineptiō | ineptiēbam | ineptiam | ineptīvī | ineptīveram | ineptīverō |
| 2nd sg. | ineptīs | ineptiēbās | ineptiēs | ineptīvistī | ineptīverās | ineptīveris |
| 3rd sg. | ineptit | ineptiēbat | ineptiet | ineptīvit | ineptīverat | ineptīverit |
| 1st pl. | ineptīmus | ineptiēbāmus | ineptiēmus | ineptīvimus | ineptīverāmus | ineptīverimus |
| 2nd pl. | ineptītis | ineptiēbātis | ineptiētis | ineptīvistis | ineptīverātis | ineptīveritis |
| 3rd pl. | ineptiunt | ineptiēbant | ineptient | ineptīvēre ineptīvērunt | ineptīverant | ineptīverint |
active subjunctive
| form | present | imperfect | perfect | pluperfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st sg. | ineptiam | ineptīrem | ineptīverim | ineptīvissem |
| 2nd sg. | ineptiās | ineptīrēs | ineptīverīs | ineptīvissēs |
| 3rd sg. | ineptiat | ineptīret | ineptīverit | ineptīvisset |
| 1st pl. | ineptiāmus | ineptīrēmus | ineptīverīmus | ineptīvissēmus |
| 2nd pl. | ineptiātis | ineptīrētis | ineptīverītis | ineptīvissētis |
| 3rd pl. | ineptiant | ineptīrent | ineptīverint | ineptīvissent |
imperative
| form | active | passive |
|---|---|---|
| pres. 2nd sg. | ineptī | — |
| pres. 2nd pl. | ineptīte | — |
| fut. 2nd sg. | ineptītō | — |
| fut. 3rd sg. | ineptītō | — |
| fut. 2nd pl. | ineptītōte | — |
| fut. 3rd pl. | ineptiuntō | — |
infinitives & participles
| form | active | passive |
|---|---|---|
| present infinitive | ineptīre | — |
| perfect infinitive | ineptīvisse | — |
| present participle | ineptiēns | — |
gerundineptiendī, ineptiendō, ineptiendum
ĭneptĭo, īre, v. n. id.,
I. to talk or act absurdly, to trifle, play the fool (poet.):
ineptis, Ter. Ad. 5, 8, 11; id. Phorm. 2, 3, 73: desinas ineptire, Cat. 8, 1.Charlton Lewis's shorter dictionary for students: the same scholarship in plain, modern definitions.
ineptiō —, —, īre
ineptia, to be absurd, trifle, play the fool: ineptis, T.: desinas ineptire, Ct.
Origins
- Proto-Indo-European*né
- Proto-Indo-European*n̥-
- Proto-Italic*n̥-
- Latinineptiō
Proto-Indo-European *h₂ep- Proto-Indo-European *-tós Proto-Indo-European *h₂ptós Proto-Italic *aptos Latin aptus Latin ineptus Proto-Indo-European *-yétider. Latin -iō Latin ineptiō From ineptus (“senseless, silly”) + -iō.