adjectivefirst/second-declension adjective
necopīnus
necopīnus (feminine necopīna, neuter necopīnum)
Classical[nɛ.kɔˈpiː.nʊs]Ecclesiastical[ne.koˈpiː.nus]
Meaning
- adjectiveunexpected
Declension
| form | masculine | feminine | neuter |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | necopīnus | necopīna | necopīnum |
| genitive | necopīnī | necopīnae | necopīnī |
| dative | necopīnō | necopīnae | necopīnō |
| accusative | necopīnum | necopīnam | necopīnum |
| ablative | necopīnō | necopīnā | necopīnō |
| vocative | necopīne | necopīna | necopīnum |
| form | masculine | feminine | neuter |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | necopīnī | necopīnae | necopīna |
| genitive | necopīnōrum | necopīnārum | necopīnōrum |
| dative | necopīnīs | necopīnīs | necopīnīs |
| accusative | necopīnōs | necopīnās | necopīna |
| ablative | necopīnīs | necopīnīs | necopīnīs |
| vocative | necopīnī | necopīnae | necopīna |
nĕc-ŏpīnus (also separately, nĕc ŏpīnus), a, um, adj. (poet).
I. Pass., unexpected:
necopina mors, Ov. M. 1, 224: ictus, Stat. Th. 6, 778: pericula, Sil. 14, 188; Aus. Grat. Act. ad Grat. 12.—* II. Act., not expecting, unsuspecting, careless:
ipsum accipiter necopinum rapit, Phaedr. 1, 9, 6; occultā necopinum (hostem) perde sagittā, Ov. M. 12, 596.Charlton Lewis's shorter dictionary for students: the same scholarship in plain, modern definitions.
nec-opīnus or nec opīnus adj.,
unexpected: mors, O.—Not expecting, unsuspecting, careless, offguard: ipsum accipiter necopinum rapit, Ph.: hostis, O.
Origins
From nec + opīnus.