adjectivethird-declension one-termination adjective
īnfrequēns
īnfrequēns (genitive īnfrequentis, adverb īnfrequenter)
Classical[ˈĩː.frɛ.kʷẽːs]Ecclesiastical[ˈiɱ.fre.kʷens]
Meaning
- one terminationinfrequent, seldom, rare
Declension
| form | masculine | feminine | neuter |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | īnfrequēns | īnfrequēns | īnfrequēns |
| genitive | īnfrequentis | īnfrequentis | īnfrequentis |
| dative | īnfrequentī | īnfrequentī | īnfrequentī |
| accusative | īnfrequentem | īnfrequentem | īnfrequēns |
| ablative | īnfrequentī īnfrequente | īnfrequentī īnfrequente | īnfrequentī īnfrequente |
| vocative | īnfrequēns | īnfrequēns | īnfrequēns |
| form | masculine | feminine | neuter |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | īnfrequentēs | īnfrequentēs | īnfrequentia |
| genitive | īnfrequentium | īnfrequentium | īnfrequentium |
| dative | īnfrequentibus | īnfrequentibus | īnfrequentibus |
| accusative | īnfrequentīs īnfrequentēs | īnfrequentīs īnfrequentēs | īnfrequentia |
| ablative | īnfrequentibus | īnfrequentibus | īnfrequentibus |
| vocative | īnfrequentēs | īnfrequentēs | īnfrequentia |
in-frĕquens, tis, adj.,
I. that does not often or frequently take place, unfrequent.
I. Lit., of persons, that is not often at a place, that seldom does a thing, seldom, rare:
sum et Romae et in praedio infrequens, Cic. Q. Fr. 3, 9, 4: parcus deorum cultor et infrequens, unfrequent, Hor. C. 1, 34, 1: exercitus, thinned by furloughs, Liv. 43, 11, 10: miles, that does not appear regularly at his standard, Paul. ex Fest. p. 112 Müll.; cf. Gell. 16, 4, 5. — Hence: pro infrequente eum mittat militia domum (meretrix), of a lover, who makes few presents, Plaut. Truc. 2, 1, 19. — II. Transf., that does not often happen, that is seldom used, rare, unusual:
cum Appius senatum infrequentem coëgisset, Cic. Q. Fr. 2, 12: eae copiae ipsae hoc infrequentiores imponuntur, Caes. B. C. 3, 2: interdictum, Dig. 43, 31, 1: usus, Gell. 9, 12, 19: vocabulum, id. 2, 22, 2: infrequentissima urbis, the parts least inhabited, Liv. 31, 23, 4: causa, which is attended by few hearers, Cic. de Or. 2, 79, 320.—B. Usually with abl. or gen., not filled with, not well provided with, not acquainted with any thing:
altera pars (urbis) infrequens aedificiis, Liv. 37, 32: signa infrequentia armatis, to which but few soldiers belong, id. 10, 20.—Also absol.: infrequentia signa, Liv. 7, 8: rei militaris te reddidisti infrequentem, inexperienced, Auct. Her. 4, 27, 37; with little knowledge of, unskilled in: vocum Latinarum, Gell. 13, 24, 4.— Hence, adv.: infrĕquenter, rarely (late Lat.), Ambros. Ep. 35.Charlton Lewis's shorter dictionary for students: the same scholarship in plain, modern definitions.
īn-frequēns tis, adj.
with comp. and sup, not crowded, in small numbers: copiae hoc infrequentiores imponuntur, in smaller numbers, Cs.: senatus, with no quorum: causa, thinly attended: infrequentissima urbis, the least populous parts, L.: signa, with few followers, L.: Sabini infrequentes armati, few of them armed, L.: sum et Romae et in praedio, with few attendants: pars (urbis) infrequens aedificiis, L.—In time, rare, infrequent: deorum cultor, H.
Origins
- Proto-Indo-European*né
- Proto-Indo-European*n̥-
- Proto-Italic*n̥-
- Latinīnfrequēns
Latin frequēns Latin īnfrequēns From in- + frequēns.
Descendants
- Catalaninfreqüent
- Frenchinfréquent
- Italianinfrequente
- Spanishinfrecuente
- Portugueseinfrequente
- Portugueseinfreqüente
- Galicianinfrecuente