inexpeditus
Latin
Etymology
From in- (“without, not”) + expedītus (“unimpeded; familiar, easy; at hand, available”).
Pronunciation
- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): [ɪ.nɛk.spɛˈdiː.tʊs]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): [i.nek.speˈd̪iː.t̪us]
Adjective
inexpedītus (feminine inexpedīta, neuter inexpedītum); first/second-declension adjective
- Not free or unimpeded, impeded.
- Entangled, confused.
- Not ready or quick at anything, unavailable.
- c. 303 AD, Arnobius of Sicca, Adversus Nationes, 7.43:
- Si enim rusticus senior inexpeditus in rebus obeundis […]
- For if the old rustic, not being quick in entering upon anything, […]
- c. 303 AD, Arnobius of Sicca, Adversus Nationes, 7.43:
- Not easy or familiar, unfamiliar, difficult.
- c. 303 AD, Arnobius of Sicca, Adversus Nationes, 5.36:
- nam quia cuncta quae scripta sunt inexpeditissimum vobis est traducere invertere derivare eligitis quaedam vestrae convenientia voluntati […]
- For because it is very difficult for you to transpose, reverse, and divert to other meanings all that has been said, you choose out some things which suit your purpose, […]
- c. 303 AD, Arnobius of Sicca, Adversus Nationes, 5.36:
Declension
First/second-declension adjective.
| singular | plural | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| masculine | feminine | neuter | masculine | feminine | neuter | ||
| nominative | inexpedītus | inexpedīta | inexpedītum | inexpedītī | inexpedītae | inexpedīta | |
| genitive | inexpedītī | inexpedītae | inexpedītī | inexpedītōrum | inexpedītārum | inexpedītōrum | |
| dative | inexpedītō | inexpedītae | inexpedītō | inexpedītīs | |||
| accusative | inexpedītum | inexpedītam | inexpedītum | inexpedītōs | inexpedītās | inexpedīta | |
| ablative | inexpedītō | inexpedītā | inexpedītō | inexpedītīs | |||
| vocative | inexpedīte | inexpedīta | inexpedītum | inexpedītī | inexpedītae | inexpedīta | |
Related terms
References
- “inexpeditus”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- “inexpeditus”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
- inexpeditus in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.