impos

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See also: impós and impôs

Latin

Alternative forms

Etymology

From in- (“not”) +‎ potis (“able”).

Pronunciation

Adjective

impos (genitive impotis, comparative impotior, superlative impotissimus); third-declension one-termination adjective

  1. (pre-Classical, post-classical) not having control, power over, or possession of something (takes the genitive)
    impos mentis
    out of one's mind

Declension

Third-declension one-termination adjective.

singular plural
masc./fem. neuter masc./fem. neuter
nominative impos impotēs impotia
genitive impotis impotium
dative impotī impotibus
accusative impotem impos impotēs impotia
ablative impotī impotibus
vocative impos impotēs impotia

References

  • “impos”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • “impos” on page 934/2 of the Oxford Latin Dictionary (2nd ed., 2012)
  • impos in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
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