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Etymology
Borrowed from Spanish inútil.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ʔiˈnutil/
- Hyphenation: i‧nu‧til
Adjective
inútil (Basahan spelling ᜁᜈᜓᜆᜒᜎ᜔)
- useless
- Synonym: lapa (figuratively)
- Antonym: mahalaga
- hopeless
- Synonym: desesperado
Derived terms
Italian
Adjective
inutil (apocopated)
- Apocopic form of inutile
Romanian
Etymology
Borrowed from French inutile, from Latin inutilis. Equivalent to in- + util.
Pronunciation
Adjective
inutil m or n (feminine singular inutilă, masculine plural inutili, feminine and neuter plural inutile)
- useless; of no use or purpose
- vain, unavailing
Declension
Synonyms
Antonyms
Tagalog
Etymology
Borrowed from Spanish inútil.
Pronunciation
Adjective
inutil (Baybayin spelling ᜁᜈᜓᜆᜒᜎ᜔)
- useless; good-for-nothing
- Synonym: walang-silbi
- inutil na pinuno ― useless leader
- impotent; sterile (of a man)
- Synonym: baog
- paralyzed; incapacitated
- Synonyms: lumpo, paralisado
Noun
inutil (Baybayin spelling ᜁᜈᜓᜆᜒᜎ᜔)
- useless person
Derived terms
Further reading
- “inutil”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018