LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
adjectivethird-declension two-termination adjective

intractābilis

intractābilis (neuter intractābile)
Classical[ɪn.traːkˈtaː.bɪ.lɪs]Ecclesiastical[in.trakˈtaː.bi.lis]

Meaning

  1. two terminationunmanageable, intractable

Declension

singular
formmasculinefeminineneuter
nominativeintractābilisintractābilisintractābile
genitiveintractābilisintractābilisintractābilis
dativeintractābilīintractābilīintractābilī
accusativeintractābilemintractābilemintractābile
ablativeintractābilīintractābilīintractābilī
vocativeintractābilisintractābilisintractābile
plural
formmasculinefeminineneuter
nominativeintractābilēsintractābilēsintractābilia
genitiveintractābiliumintractābiliumintractābilium
dativeintractābilibusintractābilibusintractābilibus
accusativeintractābilīs
intractābilēs		intractābilīs
intractābilēs		intractābilia
ablativeintractābilibusintractābilibusintractābilibus
vocativeintractābilēsintractābilēsintractābilia

in-tractābĭlis, e, adj.,
I. not to be handled or meddled with, unmanageable, intractable; rough, rude, wild, fierce (since the Aug. per.): genus intractabile bello, Verg. A. 1, 339; cf. in comp.: homo naturā intractabilior et morosior, Gell. 18, 7, 1.— Of inanim. and abstr. things: pastinacae virus intractabile est, Plin. 19, 5, 27, § 89: loca frigore, uninhabitable, Just. 24, 4: intractabilis et dura aetas, Sen. Ep. 25, 1: bruma, Verg. G. 1, 211: ira, Grat. Cyn. 159.

Origins

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

Latin tractābilis Latin intractābilis From in- (“un-”) + tractābilis (“tractable, manageable”).

Quick answers

What does intractābilis mean in Latin?
intractābilis, a adjective, means “unmanageable, intractable”.
How do you pronounce intractābilis?
In classical Latin, [ɪn.traːkˈtaː.bɪ.lɪs]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [in.trakˈtaː.bi.lis].
Where does intractābilis come from?
Proto-Indo-European *né → Proto-Indo-European *n̥- → Proto-Italic *n̥- → Latin intractābilis.