impos
See also: impós and impôs
Latin
Alternative forms
- inpos
Etymology
From in- (“not”) + potis (“able”).
Pronunciation
- (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈkom.pos/, [ˈkɔmpɔs̠]
- (Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ˈkom.pos/, [ˈkɔmpɔs]
Adjective
impos (genitive impotis, comparative impotior, superlative impotissimus); third-declension one-termination adjective
- (pre-Classical, post-Classical) not having control, power over, or possession of something (takes the genitive)
- impos mentis
- out of one's mind
- impos mentis
Declension
Third-declension one-termination adjective.
| Number | Singular | Plural | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Case / Gender | 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