irresistibilis
Latin edit
Etymology edit
in- (“not”) + resisto (“to resist”) + -bilis (“-ble”).
Pronunciation edit
- (Classical) IPA(key): /ir.re.sisˈti.bi.lis/, [ɪrːɛs̠ɪs̠ˈt̪ɪbɪlʲɪs̠]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ir.re.sisˈti.bi.lis/, [irːes̬isˈt̪iːbilis]
Adjective edit
irresistibilis (neuter irresistibile); third-declension two-termination adjective
Declension edit
Third-declension two-termination adjective.
| Number | Singular | Plural | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Case / Gender | Masc./Fem. | Neuter | Masc./Fem. | Neuter | |
| Nominative | irresistibilis | irresistibile | irresistibilēs | irresistibilia | |
| Genitive | irresistibilis | irresistibilium | |||
| Dative | irresistibilī | irresistibilibus | |||
| Accusative | irresistibilem | irresistibile | irresistibilēs irresistibilīs |
irresistibilia | |
| Ablative | irresistibilī | irresistibilibus | |||
| Vocative | irresistibilis | irresistibile | irresistibilēs | irresistibilia | |
Descendants edit
- → English: irresistible
- → French: irrésistible
References edit
- R. E. Latham, D. R. Howlett, & R. K. Ashdowne, editors (1975–2013), “irresistibilis”, in Dictionary of Medieval Latin from British Sources[1], London: Oxford University Press for the British Academy, →ISBN, →OCLC