ineptia
From LSJ
Πατὴρ οὐχ ὁ γεννήσας, ἀλλ' ὁ θρέψας σε → Non qui te genuit, est qui nutrivit pater → Dein Vater ist, wer Nahrung dir, nicht Leben gab | nicht Vater ist, wer Leben, sondern Nahrung gab
Latin > English (Lewis & Short)
ĭneptĭa: ae, f. ineptus,
I silliness, folly, absurdity (in <number opt="n">sing.</number> ante- and post-class.): tua, Ter. Ad. 4, 7, 31; Plaut. Merc. prol. 26. —
II Plur.: ĭneptĭae, ārum, sillinesses, fooleries, trifles, absurdities (class.): omnium ineptiarum haud scio an ulla sit major, quam, etc., Cic. de Or. 2, 4, 18; id. ib. 124, 111; id. Rosc. Am. 16, 47: paene aniles, id. Tusc. 1, 39, 93: sententiarum, Suet. Aug. 86: hujusmodi ineptiis se immiscere, Mos. et Rom. Leg. Coll. 15, 2, 3.
