LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
adjectivethird-declension two-termination adjective

irresistibilis

irresistibilis (neuter irresistibile)
Classical[ɪr.rɛ.sɪsˈtɪ.bɪ.lɪs]Ecclesiastical[ir.re.s̬isˈtiː.bi.lis]

Meaning

  1. Medieval Latintwo terminationirresistible

Declension

singular
formmasculinefeminineneuter
nominativeirresistibilisirresistibilisirresistibile
genitiveirresistibilisirresistibilisirresistibilis
dativeirresistibilīirresistibilīirresistibilī
accusativeirresistibilemirresistibilemirresistibile
ablativeirresistibilīirresistibilīirresistibilī
vocativeirresistibilisirresistibilisirresistibile
plural
formmasculinefeminineneuter
nominativeirresistibilēsirresistibilēsirresistibilia
genitiveirresistibiliumirresistibiliumirresistibilium
dativeirresistibilibusirresistibilibusirresistibilibus
accusativeirresistibilīs
irresistibilēs		irresistibilīs
irresistibilēs		irresistibilia
ablativeirresistibilibusirresistibilibusirresistibilibus
vocativeirresistibilēsirresistibilēsirresistibilia

Origins

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

Latin resisto Proto-Indo-European *-dʰlom Proto-Italic *-ðlom Proto-Italic *-ðlis Latin -bilis Latin irresistibilis From in- (“not”) + resisto (“to resist”) + -bilis (“-ble”).

Descendants
  • Englishirresistible
  • Frenchirrésistible

In English words that came into English from irresistibilis

  • irresistibleirresistibilis
  • irresistibilityirresistibilitās

Quick answers

What does irresistibilis mean in Latin?
irresistibilis, a adjective, means “irresistible”.
How do you pronounce irresistibilis?
In classical Latin, [ɪr.rɛ.sɪsˈtɪ.bɪ.lɪs]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [ir.re.s̬isˈtiː.bi.lis].
Where does irresistibilis come from?
Proto-Indo-European *né → Proto-Indo-European *n̥- → Proto-Italic *n̥- → Latin irresistibilis.