adjectivethird-declension two-termination adjective
incomprehēnsibilis
incomprehēnsibilis (neuter incomprehēnsibile)
Classical[ɪŋ.kɔm.pre.(ɦ)ẽːˈsɪ.bɪ.lɪs]Ecclesiastical[iŋ.kom.pre.enˈsiː.bi.lis]
Meaning
- two terminationincomprehensible, not able to be understood
Declension
| form | masculine | feminine | neuter |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | incomprehēnsibilis inconprehēnsibilis | incomprehēnsibilis inconprehēnsibilis | incomprehēnsibile inconprehēnsibile |
| genitive | incomprehēnsibilis inconprehēnsibilis | incomprehēnsibilis inconprehēnsibilis | incomprehēnsibilis inconprehēnsibilis |
| dative | incomprehēnsibilī inconprehēnsibilī | incomprehēnsibilī inconprehēnsibilī | incomprehēnsibilī inconprehēnsibilī |
| accusative | incomprehēnsibilem inconprehēnsibilem | incomprehēnsibilem inconprehēnsibilem | incomprehēnsibile inconprehēnsibile |
| ablative | incomprehēnsibilī inconprehēnsibilī | incomprehēnsibilī inconprehēnsibilī | incomprehēnsibilī inconprehēnsibilī |
| vocative | incomprehēnsibilis inconprehēnsibilis | incomprehēnsibilis inconprehēnsibilis | incomprehēnsibile inconprehēnsibile |
| form | masculine | feminine | neuter |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | incomprehēnsibilēs inconprehēnsibilēs | incomprehēnsibilēs inconprehēnsibilēs | incomprehēnsibilia inconprehēnsibilia |
| genitive | incomprehēnsibilium inconprehēnsibilium | incomprehēnsibilium inconprehēnsibilium | incomprehēnsibilium inconprehēnsibilium |
| dative | incomprehēnsibilibus inconprehēnsibilibus | incomprehēnsibilibus inconprehēnsibilibus | incomprehēnsibilibus inconprehēnsibilibus |
| accusative | incomprehēnsibilīs incomprehēnsibilēs, inconprehēnsibilēs, inconprehēnsibilīs | incomprehēnsibilīs incomprehēnsibilēs, inconprehēnsibilēs, inconprehēnsibilīs | incomprehēnsibilia inconprehēnsibilia |
| ablative | incomprehēnsibilibus inconprehēnsibilibus | incomprehēnsibilibus inconprehēnsibilibus | incomprehēnsibilibus inconprehēnsibilibus |
| vocative | incomprehēnsibilēs inconprehēnsibilēs | incomprehēnsibilēs inconprehēnsibilēs | incomprehēnsibilia inconprehēnsibilia |
incomprĕhensĭbĭlis, e, adj. 2. incomprehendo,
I. that cannot be seized or held, that cannot be grasped (post-Aug.).
I. Lit.:
parvitas arenae, Col. 10 praef. § 4: alces incomprehensibili fuga pollet, that cannot be overtaken, Sol. 20.— Neutr. as subst.: constare ex comprehensibili et incomprehensibili, Tert. Ap. 48. — II. Trop.
A. (The fig. is of a wrestler.) In disputando incomprehensibilis et lubricus, Plin. Ep. 1, 20, 6 Döring.—
B. Of the mind, incomprehensible, inconceivable:
vitiosae consuetudinis immensum et incomprehensibile arbitrium est, i. e. illimitable, endless, Sen. Cons. ad Helv. 11, 1; cf., opus, id. Ep. 94, 14: cum igitur illa incerta (natura) incomprehensibilisque sit, incomprehensible, Cels. praef. med.: praecepta, Quint. 9, 1, 12.—Adv.: in-comprĕhensĭbĭlĭter, incomprehensibly, Hier. Ep. 87; Ambros. in Luc. 2, 1: natus filius, Hilar. Trin. 3, 17; Lact. 3, 2, 6.Origins
From in- + comprehēnsibilis.
Descendants
- Catalanincomprensible
- Italianincomprensibile
- Englishincomprehensiblefrom Middle French incomprehensible
- Occitanincompreensible
- Portugueseincompreensível
- Spanishincomprensible
- Spanishincomprehensible
- Galicianincomprensible
- Galicianincomprensíbel
In English words that came into English from incomprehēnsibilis
- incomprehensibleincomprehēnsibilis