ineluctabilis

Latin

Etymology

From in- (un-, in-, not) + ēlū̆ctābilis (surmountable).

Pronunciation

  • (Classical) IPA(key): /i.neː.luːkˈtaː.bi.lis/, [ɪneːɫ̪uːkˈt̪äːbɪlʲɪs̠] or IPA(key): /i.neː.lukˈtaː.bi.lis/, [ɪneːɫ̪ʊkˈt̪äːbɪlʲɪs̠]
  • (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /i.ne.lukˈta.bi.lis/, [inelukˈt̪äːbilis]

Adjective

inēlū̆ctābilis (neuter inēlū̆ctābile); third-declension two-termination adjective

  1. Insurmountable.

Declension

Third-declension two-termination adjective.

Number Singular Plural
Case / Gender Masc./Fem. Neuter Masc./Fem. Neuter
Nominative inēlū̆ctābilis inēlū̆ctābile inēlū̆ctābilēs inēlū̆ctābilia
Genitive inēlū̆ctābilis inēlū̆ctābilium
Dative inēlū̆ctābilī inēlū̆ctābilibus
Accusative inēlū̆ctābilem inēlū̆ctābile inēlū̆ctābilēs
inēlū̆ctābilīs
inēlū̆ctābilia
Ablative inēlū̆ctābilī inēlū̆ctābilibus
Vocative inēlū̆ctābilis inēlū̆ctābile inēlū̆ctābilēs inēlū̆ctābilia

Descendants

  • English: ineluctable
  • French: inéluctable
  • Italian: ineluttabile
  • Portuguese: inelutável

References

  • ineluctabilis”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • ineluctabilis”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
  • ineluctabilis in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
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