incerti

Incerti is a term used in Latin and in modern Italian to express the sense of doubt or lack of certainty. In Latin, incerti is the masculine plural nominative form of the adjective incertus, and can be used as a substantive with an implied noun (for example, "incerti" meaning "the uncertain ones"). The related forms in Latin are incerta (neuter or feminine singular) and incertum (neuter singular).

In linguistic terms, incertus and its declined forms describe things that are not known with confidence, open to doubt, or subject to variation. The word appears in classical and medieval texts to characterize evidence, conclusions, or statements that are not firmly established. As a Latin grammatical example, incerti would modify or relate to a masculine plural noun, such as "homines incerti" (the uncertain men).

In modern Italian, incerto serves as the base adjective meaning "uncertain." Its plural forms include incerti (masculine) and incerte (feminine). The term appears in everyday language and in academic writing to describe ambiguous results, incomplete information, or disputed interpretations, as in "risultati incerti" (uncertain results) or "posizioni incerti" (uncertain positions).

See also: incertus, incertitude, uncertainty, incerto.

Incerti thus functions as a cross-era term tied to doubt and ambiguity, with distinct inflections in Latin and modern Italian that reflect their respective grammatical systems.