incertus

== Latin == === Etymology === From in- (“un-”) +‎ certus. === Pronunciation === (Classical Latin) IPA(key): [ɪŋˈkɛr.tʊs] (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): [in̠ʲˈt͡ʃɛr.tus] === Adjective === incertus (feminine incerta, neuter incertum, comparative incertior, superlative incertissimus); first/second-declension adjective uncertain, doubtful, not sure, unsure Synonyms: dubius, suspensus, vagus, anceps Antonyms: certus, prōmptus, indubius, fixus pater semper incertus est — the father is always uncertain incertam securim — an axe not surely aimed not knowing, doubting (said of persons) not known, obscure (said of things) hesitant, hesitating, irresolute, undecided ==== Declension ==== First/second-declension adjective. ==== Descendants ==== → Translingual: incertae sedis === Noun === incertus m (genitive incertī); second declension uncertainty ==== Declension ==== Second-declension noun. === References === “incertus”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879), A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press “incertus”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891), An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers “incertus”, in Gaffiot, Félix (1934), Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette. Carl Meißner; Henry William Auden (1894), Latin Phrase-Book‎[1], London: Macmillan and Co.