insolvent
English
Etymology
in- + solvent
Pronunciation
- enPR: ĭn-sŏlvʹ-ənt, IPA(key): /ɪn.ˈsɒlv.ənt/
- (General American) IPA(key): /ɪn.ˈsɑːɫv.ənt/
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ɪn.ˈsɒɫv.ənt/
Audio (UK) (file)
- Rhymes: -ɒlvənt
Adjective
insolvent (comparative more insolvent, superlative most insolvent)
- Unable to pay one's bills as they fall due.
- an insolvent debtor
- Owing more than one has in assets.
- Not sufficient to pay all the debts of the owner.
- an insolvent estate
Synonyms
- See also Thesaurus:impoverished
Antonyms
- solvent
Derived terms
- insolvency
- insolvently
Translations
Unable to pay
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Noun
insolvent (plural insolvents)
- (law) One who is insolvent; an insolvent debtor.[1]
Usage notes
- In England, before 1861, especially applied to persons who were not traders.
Translations
bankrupt — see bankrupt
References
- 1839. John Bouvier, Law Dictionary
- insolvent in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913
German
Etymology
17th century, from Dutch insolvent (1582). Equivalent to in- + solvent. The latter is younger in German.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˌɪnzɔlˈvɛnt/, (also) /ˈɪnzɔlˌvɛnt/
Audio (file)
Adjective
insolvent (strong nominative masculine singular insolventer, comparative insolventer, superlative am insolventesten)
- insolvent
- Synonyms: zahlungsunfähig, illiquide
- Synonyms: solvent, zahlungsfähig, zahlungskräftig, liquide, flüssig
Declension
Positive forms of insolvent
| number & gender | singular | plural | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| masculine | feminine | neuter | all genders | ||
| predicative | er ist insolvent | sie ist insolvent | es ist insolvent | sie sind insolvent | |
| strong declension (without article) | nominative | insolventer | insolvente | insolventes | insolvente |
| genitive | insolventen | insolventer | insolventen | insolventer | |
| dative | insolventem | insolventer | insolventem | insolventen | |
| accusative | insolventen | insolvente | insolventes | insolvente | |
| weak declension (with definite article) | nominative | der insolvente | die insolvente | das insolvente | die insolventen |
| genitive | des insolventen | der insolventen | des insolventen | der insolventen | |
| dative | dem insolventen | der insolventen | dem insolventen | den insolventen | |
| accusative | den insolventen | die insolvente | das insolvente | die insolventen | |
| mixed declension (with indefinite article) | nominative | ein insolventer | eine insolvente | ein insolventes | (keine) insolventen |
| genitive | eines insolventen | einer insolventen | eines insolventen | (keiner) insolventen | |
| dative | einem insolventen | einer insolventen | einem insolventen | (keinen) insolventen | |
| accusative | einen insolventen | eine insolvente | ein insolventes | (keine) insolventen | |
Comparative forms of insolvent
| number & gender | singular | plural | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| masculine | feminine | neuter | all genders | ||
| predicative | er ist insolventer | sie ist insolventer | es ist insolventer | sie sind insolventer | |
| strong declension (without article) | nominative | insolventerer | insolventere | insolventeres | insolventere |
| genitive | insolventeren | insolventerer | insolventeren | insolventerer | |
| dative | insolventerem | insolventerer | insolventerem | insolventeren | |
| accusative | insolventeren | insolventere | insolventeres | insolventere | |
| weak declension (with definite article) | nominative | der insolventere | die insolventere | das insolventere | die insolventeren |
| genitive | des insolventeren | der insolventeren | des insolventeren | der insolventeren | |
| dative | dem insolventeren | der insolventeren | dem insolventeren | den insolventeren | |
| accusative | den insolventeren | die insolventere | das insolventere | die insolventeren | |
| mixed declension (with indefinite article) | nominative | ein insolventerer | eine insolventere | ein insolventeres | (keine) insolventeren |
| genitive | eines insolventeren | einer insolventeren | eines insolventeren | (keiner) insolventeren | |
| dative | einem insolventeren | einer insolventeren | einem insolventeren | (keinen) insolventeren | |
| accusative | einen insolventeren | eine insolventere | ein insolventeres | (keine) insolventeren | |
Superlative forms of insolvent
| number & gender | singular | plural | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| masculine | feminine | neuter | all genders | ||
| predicative | er ist am insolventesten | sie ist am insolventesten | es ist am insolventesten | sie sind am insolventesten | |
| strong declension (without article) | nominative | insolventester | insolventeste | insolventestes | insolventeste |
| genitive | insolventesten | insolventester | insolventesten | insolventester | |
| dative | insolventestem | insolventester | insolventestem | insolventesten | |
| accusative | insolventesten | insolventeste | insolventestes | insolventeste | |
| weak declension (with definite article) | nominative | der insolventeste | die insolventeste | das insolventeste | die insolventesten |
| genitive | des insolventesten | der insolventesten | des insolventesten | der insolventesten | |
| dative | dem insolventesten | der insolventesten | dem insolventesten | den insolventesten | |
| accusative | den insolventesten | die insolventeste | das insolventeste | die insolventesten | |
| mixed declension (with indefinite article) | nominative | ein insolventester | eine insolventeste | ein insolventestes | (keine) insolventesten |
| genitive | eines insolventesten | einer insolventesten | eines insolventesten | (keiner) insolventesten | |
| dative | einem insolventesten | einer insolventesten | einem insolventesten | (keinen) insolventesten | |
| accusative | einen insolventesten | eine insolventeste | ein insolventestes | (keine) insolventesten | |
Related terms
- Insolvenz
Further reading
- “insolvent” in Duden online
- “insolvent” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
Norwegian Bokmål
Etymology
From German insolvent.
Adjective
insolvent (neuter singular insolvent, definite singular and plural insolvente)
- insolvent
Antonyms
- solvent
Related terms
- insolvens
References
- “insolvent” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
Norwegian Nynorsk
Etymology
From German insolvent.
Adjective
insolvent (neuter singular insolvent, definite singular and plural insolvente)
- insolvent
Antonyms
- solvent
Related terms
- insolvens
References
- “insolvent” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
Romanian
Etymology
Borrowed from German insolvent.
Adjective
insolvent m or n (feminine singular insolventă, masculine plural insolvenți, feminine and neuter plural insolvente)
- bankrupt
Declension
Declension of insolvent
| singular | plural | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| masculine | neuter | feminine | masculine | neuter | feminine | ||
| nominative/ accusative | indefinite | insolvent | insolventă | insolvenți | insolvente | ||
| definite | insolventul | insolventa | insolvenții | insolventele | |||
| genitive/ dative | indefinite | insolvent | insolvente | insolvenți | insolvente | ||
| definite | insolventului | insolventei | insolvenților | insolventelor | |||