LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · femininethird declension

impossibilitās

impossibilitās f (genitive impossibilitātis)
Classical[ɪm.pɔs.sɪˈbɪ.lɪ.taːs]Ecclesiastical[im.pos.siˈbiː.li.tas]

Meaning

  1. impossibility

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativeimpossibilitāsimpossibilitātēs
genitiveimpossibilitātisimpossibilitātum
dativeimpossibilitātīimpossibilitātibus
accusativeimpossibilitātemimpossibilitātēs
ablativeimpossibilitāteimpossibilitātibus
vocativeimpossibilitāsimpossibilitātēs

impossĭbĭlĭtas (inp-), ātis, f. impossibilis,
I. impossibility (post-class.), App. M. 6, p. 179; Tert. Bapt. 2 fin. al.

Origins

From impossibilis (“impossible”) + -tās, from possibilis (“possible”), from possum (“to can”).

Descendants
  • Catalanimpossibilitat
  • Frenchimpossibilité
  • Italianimpossibilità
  • Portugueseimpossibilidade
  • Spanishimposibilidad
  • Galicianimposibilidade

In English words that came into English from impossibilitās

  • impossibilityimpossibilitās

Quick answers

What does impossibilitās mean in Latin?
impossibilitās, a noun, means “impossibility”.
What is the genitive of impossibilitās?
The genitive singular is impossibilitātis. impossibilitās is feminine, third declension.
How do you pronounce impossibilitās?
In classical Latin, [ɪm.pɔs.sɪˈbɪ.lɪ.taːs]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [im.pos.siˈbiː.li.tas].