LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
adjectivethird-declension two-termination adjective

inexpugnābilis

inexpugnābilis (neuter inexpugnābile)
Classical[ɪ.nɛk.spʊŋˈnaː.bɪ.lɪs]Ecclesiastical[i.nek.spuɲˈɲaː.bi.lis]

Meaning

  1. two terminationimpregnable, inexpugnable
  2. two terminationunconquerable

Declension

singular
formmasculinefeminineneuter
nominativeinexpugnābilisinexpugnābilisinexpugnābile
genitiveinexpugnābilisinexpugnābilisinexpugnābilis
dativeinexpugnābilīinexpugnābilīinexpugnābilī
accusativeinexpugnābileminexpugnābileminexpugnābile
ablativeinexpugnābilīinexpugnābilīinexpugnābilī
vocativeinexpugnābilisinexpugnābilisinexpugnābile
plural
formmasculinefeminineneuter
nominativeinexpugnābilēsinexpugnābilēsinexpugnābilia
genitiveinexpugnābiliuminexpugnābiliuminexpugnābilium
dativeinexpugnābilibusinexpugnābilibusinexpugnābilibus
accusativeinexpugnābilīs
inexpugnābilēs		inexpugnābilīs
inexpugnābilēs		inexpugnābilia
ablativeinexpugnābilibusinexpugnābilibusinexpugnābilibus
vocativeinexpugnābilēsinexpugnābilēsinexpugnābilia

ĭn-expugnābĭlis, e, adj.,
I. that cannot be taken by assault, impregnable, inexpugnable (class.)
I. Lit.: arx, Liv. 2, 7, 6: urbes, id. 5, 6, 9; Vell. 2, 115, 3.—
II. Trop., unconquerable, in assured safety: homo, Cic. Tusc. 5, 14, 41: terra, impenetrable, Plin. 33, 4, 21, § 72: gramen, that cannot be rooted out, Ov. M. 5, 486: pectus Amori, id. ib. 11, 767: finitio verborum, Quint. 7, 3, 18: necessitas dormiendi, Cels. 3, 20.

Origins

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

Latin expugnābilis Latin inexpugnābilis From in- + expugnābilis.

Descendants
  • Frenchinexpugnable
  • Spanishinexpugnable

In English words that came into English from inexpugnābilis

  • inexpugnableinexpugnābilis

Quick answers

What does inexpugnābilis mean in Latin?
inexpugnābilis, a adjective, means “impregnable, inexpugnable; unconquerable”.
How do you pronounce inexpugnābilis?
In classical Latin, [ɪ.nɛk.spʊŋˈnaː.bɪ.lɪs]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [i.nek.spuɲˈɲaː.bi.lis].
Where does inexpugnābilis come from?
Proto-Indo-European *né → Proto-Indo-European *n̥- → Proto-Italic *n̥- → Latin inexpugnābilis.