LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
adjectivethird-declension two-termination adjective

impenetrābilis

impenetrābilis (neuter impenetrābile)
Classical[ɪm.pɛ.nɛˈtraː.bɪ.lɪs]Ecclesiastical[im.pe.neˈtraː.bi.lis]

Meaning

  1. two terminationimpenetrable
  2. two terminationunconquerable, unyielding

Declension

singular
formmasculinefeminineneuter
nominativeimpenetrābilisimpenetrābilisimpenetrābile
genitiveimpenetrābilisimpenetrābilisimpenetrābilis
dativeimpenetrābilīimpenetrābilīimpenetrābilī
accusativeimpenetrābilemimpenetrābilemimpenetrābile
ablativeimpenetrābilīimpenetrābilīimpenetrābilī
vocativeimpenetrābilisimpenetrābilisimpenetrābile
plural
formmasculinefeminineneuter
nominativeimpenetrābilēsimpenetrābilēsimpenetrābilia
genitiveimpenetrābiliumimpenetrābiliumimpenetrābilium
dativeimpenetrābilibusimpenetrābilibusimpenetrābilibus
accusativeimpenetrābilīs
impenetrābilēs		impenetrābilīs
impenetrābilēs		impenetrābilia
ablativeimpenetrābilibusimpenetrābilibusimpenetrābilibus
vocativeimpenetrābilēsimpenetrābilēsimpenetrābilia

impĕnĕtrābĭlis (inp-), e, adj. 2. inpenetrabilis,
I. that cannot be penetrated, impenetrable (perh. not ante-Aug.).
I. Lit.: silex ferro, Liv. 36, 25: superior pars corporis crocodili (with dura), Sen. Q. N. 4, 2 med.; cf.: tergus hippopotami ad scuta, Plin. 8, 25, 39, § 95: congeries imbribus, id. 8, 36, 54, § 127: cruppellarii accipiendis ictibus, Tac. A. 3, 43: quae impenetrabilia quaeque pervia, id. ib. 12, 35.—
II. Trop., that cannot be overcome, unconquerable, unyielding: patet impenetrabilis ille Luctibus, Sil. 6, 413: impenetrabilis blanditiis, Sen. Q. N. 4 praef.: mens irae, Sil. 7, 561: pudicitia Agrippinae, Tac. A. 4, 12.

Origins

  1. Proto-Indo-European*né
  2. Proto-Indo-European*n̥-
  3. Proto-Italic*n̥-
  4. Latinimpenetrābilis

Latin penetrābilis Latin impenetrābilis From in- + penetrābilis.

Descendants
  • Catalanimpenetrable
  • Frenchimpénétrable
  • Romanianimpenetrabilfrom French impénétrable
  • Italianimpenetrabile
  • Occitanimpenetrable
  • Portugueseimpenetrável
  • Spanishimpenetrable
  • Galicianimpenetrable

In English words that came into English from impenetrābilis

  • impenetrableimpenetrābilis

Quick answers

What does impenetrābilis mean in Latin?
impenetrābilis, a adjective, means “impenetrable; unconquerable, unyielding”.
How do you pronounce impenetrābilis?
In classical Latin, [ɪm.pɛ.nɛˈtraː.bɪ.lɪs]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [im.pe.neˈtraː.bi.lis].
Where does impenetrābilis come from?
Proto-Indo-European *né → Proto-Indo-European *n̥- → Proto-Italic *n̥- → Latin impenetrābilis.