English → Latin
“impassable” in Latin
inviusimpassable, inaccessible, impenetrable; trackless, pathless, without a road or way throughimpediōto hinder, impede, prevent, obstruct, hamper, thwart; to embarrassinexplicābilisinexplicablelocusplace (referring to a specific location); a passage of literature; opportunity; cause; occasion; groundsquīwho, that, which, what
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
impassable
invius: impeditus: inexplicabilis (difficult to pass through). Roads rendered impassable by the continued rain, inexplicabiles continuis imbribus viae (Liv., 40, 33, 2): a place which is almost impassable, locus, quo segre transiri potest.
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for impassable?
- The usual Latin words for “impassable” are invius, impediō, inexplicābilis; also locus, quī. The right choice depends on the sense; see the distinctions below.
Entry from J. E. Riddle & T. K. Arnold, A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon (rev. C. Anthon, New York: Harper, 1864), digitised by Fergus J. P. Walsh, CC BY-SA 4.0; Latin markup adapted by latindictionary.co.