infectus

Latin

Pronunciation
  • (Classical) IPA(key): /inˈfek.tus/, [ĩːˈfɛk.tʊs]

Etymology 1

From in + factus, perfect passive participle of faciō (“do, make”).

Adjective

īnfectus (feminine īnfecta, neuter īnfectum); first/second declension

  1. not done, unfinished
  2. impossible
Inflection

First/second declension.

Number Singular Plural
Case / Gender Masculine Feminine Neuter Masculine Feminine Neuter
Nominative īnfectus īnfecta īnfectum īnfectī īnfectae īnfecta
Genitive īnfectī īnfectae īnfectī īnfectōrum īnfectārum īnfectōrum
Dative īnfectō īnfectae īnfectō īnfectīs īnfectīs īnfectīs
Accusative īnfectum īnfectam īnfectum īnfectōs īnfectās īnfecta
Ablative īnfectō īnfectā īnfectō īnfectīs īnfectīs īnfectīs
Vocative īnfecte īnfecta īnfectum īnfectī īnfectae īnfecta

Etymology 2

Perfect passive participle of īnficiō (“dye, taint”).

Participle

īnfectus m (feminine īnfecta, neuter īnfectum); first/second declension

  1. dyed, stained, having been dyed.
  2. poisoned, tainted, corrupted, having been tainted.
Inflection

First/second declension.

Number Singular Plural
Case / Gender Masculine Feminine Neuter Masculine Feminine Neuter
Nominative īnfectus īnfecta īnfectum īnfectī īnfectae īnfecta
Genitive īnfectī īnfectae īnfectī īnfectōrum īnfectārum īnfectōrum
Dative īnfectō īnfectae īnfectō īnfectīs īnfectīs īnfectīs
Accusative īnfectum īnfectam īnfectum īnfectōs īnfectās īnfecta
Ablative īnfectō īnfectā īnfectō īnfectīs īnfectīs īnfectīs
Vocative īnfecte īnfecta īnfectum īnfectī īnfectae īnfecta
Descendants

Noun

īnfectus m (genitive īnfectūs); fourth declension

  1. a dyeing
Inflection

Fourth declension.

Case Singular Plural
Nominative īnfectus īnfectūs
Genitive īnfectūs īnfectuum
Dative īnfectuī īnfectibus
Accusative īnfectum īnfectūs
Ablative īnfectū īnfectibus
Vocative īnfectus īnfectūs

References
  • infectus in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • infectus in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
  • infectus in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition, 1883–1887)
  • infectus in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Hachette
  • Carl Meissner; Henry William Auden (1894) Latin Phrase-Book‎, London: Macmillan and Co.
    • to no purpose; ineffectually: infecta re (Liv. 9. 32)
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