excors

Latin

Etymology

From cor, the heart, supposed to be the seat of intelligence.

Pronunciation

Adjective

excors (genitive excordis); third-declension one-termination adjective

  1. senseless, silly, stupid

Declension

Third-declension one-termination adjective.

singular plural
masc./fem. neuter masc./fem. neuter
nominative excors excordēs excordia
genitive excordis excordium
dative excordī excordibus
accusative excordem excors excordēs excordia
ablative excordī excordibus
vocative excors excordēs excordia

References

  • “excors”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • “excors”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
  • excors in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
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