LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
adjectivefirst/second-declension adjective

īnfacētus

īnfacētus (feminine īnfacēta, neuter īnfacētum, comparative īnfacētior, superlative īnfacētissimus)
Classical[ĩː.faˈkeː.tʊs]Ecclesiastical[iɱ.faˈt͡ʃɛː.tus]

Meaning

  1. adjectivecoarse, blunt, rude, unmannerly
  2. adjectivestupid

Choosing the right word Döderlein's Latin Synonyms

Inficetus · Infacetus · Incestus · Incastus

1. Inficetus involves positive blame, a tasteless and heavy fellow; whereas infacetus only negative, a man not remarkable for wit. 2. In the same manner incestus denotes an incestuous person; whereas incastus only an unchaste person. Sen. Contr. ii. 13. (ii. 83.)

Declension

singular
formmasculinefeminineneuter
nominativeīnfacētusīnfacētaīnfacētum
genitiveīnfacētīīnfacētaeīnfacētī
dativeīnfacētōīnfacētaeīnfacētō
accusativeīnfacētumīnfacētamīnfacētum
ablativeīnfacētōīnfacētāīnfacētō
vocativeīnfacēteīnfacētaīnfacētum
plural
formmasculinefeminineneuter
nominativeīnfacētīīnfacētaeīnfacēta
genitiveīnfacētōrumīnfacētārumīnfacētōrum
dativeīnfacētīsīnfacētīsīnfacētīs
accusativeīnfacētōsīnfacētāsīnfacēta
ablativeīnfacētīsīnfacētīsīnfacētīs
vocativeīnfacētīīnfacētaeīnfacēta

in-făcētus (infĭc-), a, um, adj.,
I. coarse, blunt, rude, unmannerly, not witty, stupid (class.).
I. Of persons: inficetus (homo), Plaut. Truc. 2, 4, 4: Canius nec infacetus, et satis litteratus, Cic. Off. 3, 14, 58: saeclum (with insipiens), Cat. 43, 8.—
II. Of things: non inficetum mendacium, Cic. Cael. 29, 69: dictum, Suet. Gramm. 23; Mart. 5, 78, 30.— Adv.: infăcētē (infĭc-), coarsely, rudely, unwittily, stupidly (not in Cic. or Cæs.): quem haud infacete Pompeius Xerxem togatum vocare assueverat, Vell. 2, 33 fin.; Suet. Vesp. 20.—Sup.: pictus inficetissime Gallus, Plin. 35, 4, 8, § 25.

Origins

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

Latin facētus Latin īnfacētus From in- + facētus.

Quick answers

What does īnfacētus mean in Latin?
īnfacētus, a adjective, means “coarse, blunt, rude, unmannerly; stupid”.
How do you pronounce īnfacētus?
In classical Latin, [ĩː.faˈkeː.tʊs]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [iɱ.faˈt͡ʃɛː.tus].
Where does īnfacētus come from?
Proto-Indo-European *né → Proto-Indo-European *n̥- → Proto-Italic *n̥- → Latin īnfacētus.