inviolabilis

Latin

Etymology

From in- (“un-”) +‎ violābilis.

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /in.u̯i.oˈlaː.bi.lis/, [ɪnu̯iɔˈɫ̪äːbɪlʲɪs̠]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /in.vi.oˈla.bi.lis/, [iɱvioˈläːbilis]

Adjective

inviolābilis (neuter inviolābile); third-declension two-termination adjective

1. inviolable, untouchable

   inviolābilis flammīs ― untouchable by flames

Declension

Third-declension two-termination adjective.

	singular			plural
	masc./fem.	neuter		masc./fem.	neuter
nominative	inviolābilis	inviolābile		inviolābilēs	inviolābilia
genitive	inviolābilis			inviolābilium
dative	inviolābilī			inviolābilibus
accusative	inviolābilem	inviolābile		inviolābilēs inviolābilīs	inviolābilia
ablative	inviolābilī			inviolābilibus
vocative	inviolābilis	inviolābile		inviolābilēs	inviolābilia

Descendants

• French: inviolable

• English: inviolable

• Italian: inviolabile
• Portuguese: inviolável
• Spanish: inviolable

References

• “inviolabilis”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• “inviolabilis”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers