inutil

See also: inútil

Bikol Central

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish inútil.

Pronunciation
  • Hyphenation: i‧nu‧til
  • IPA(key): /ʔiˈnutil/, [ʔiˈn̪u.til̪]

Adjective

inútil

  1. useless
    Synonym: lapa
    Antonym: mahalaga
  2. hopeless
    Synonym: desesperado

Derived terms
  • pagkainutil

Italian

Adjective

inutil (apocopated)

  1. Apocopic form of inutile

Romanian

Etymology

Borrowed from French inutile, from Latin inutilis. Equivalent to in- +‎ util.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˌi.nuˈtil/
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Adjective

inutil m or n (feminine singular inutilă, masculine plural inutili, feminine and neuter plural inutile)

  1. useless; of no use or purpose
  2. vain, unavailing

Declension
Declension of inutil
singular plural
masculine neuter feminine masculine neuter feminine
nominative/
accusative 		indefinite inutil inutilă inutili inutile
definite inutilul inutila inutilii inutilele
genitive/
dative 		indefinite inutil inutile inutili inutile
definite inutilului inutilei inutilelor inutililor

Synonyms

Antonyms

Tagalog

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish inútil.

Pronunciation
  • (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /ʔiˈnutil/ [ʔɪˈnu.tɪl]
  • Rhymes: -util
  • Syllabification: i‧nu‧til

Adjective

inutil (Baybayin spelling ᜁᜈᜓᜆᜒᜎ᜔)

  1. useless; good-for-nothing
    Synonym: walang-silbi
    inutil na pinuno ― useless leader
  2. impotent; sterile (of a man)
    Synonym: baog
  3. paralyzed; incapacitated
    Synonyms: lumpo, paralisado

Noun

inutil (Baybayin spelling ᜁᜈᜓᜆᜒᜎ᜔)

  1. useless person

Derived terms
  • mainutil
  • pagkainutil

Further reading
  • “inutil”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018
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