"impossibile" meaning in Italian

See impossibile in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

IPA: /im.posˈsi.bi.le/ Forms: impossibili [plural]
Rhymes: -ibile Etymology: From Late Latin impossibĭlis, im- + possibile. Etymology templates: {{uder|it|la-lat|impossibĭlis}} Late Latin impossibĭlis, {{af|it|im-|possibile}} im- + possibile Head templates: {{it-adj}} impossibile m or f by sense (plural impossibili)
  1. impossible Tags: by-personal-gender, feminine, masculine
    Sense id: en-impossibile-it-adj-EpimO5Dc Categories (other): Italian entries with incorrect language header, Italian terms prefixed with im-, Italian undefined derivations, Pages with 3 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Italian entries with incorrect language header: 24 30 21 24 Disambiguation of Italian terms prefixed with im-: 25 20 31 25 Disambiguation of Italian undefined derivations: 32 16 20 32 Disambiguation of Pages with 3 entries: 25 18 31 25 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 25 19 31 25
  2. inconceivable, absurd Tags: by-personal-gender, feminine, masculine
    Sense id: en-impossibile-it-adj-I9Pwqan6 Categories (other): Italian entries with incorrect language header, Italian terms prefixed with im-, Italian undefined derivations, Pages with 3 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Italian entries with incorrect language header: 24 30 21 24 Disambiguation of Italian terms prefixed with im-: 25 20 31 25 Disambiguation of Italian undefined derivations: 32 16 20 32 Disambiguation of Pages with 3 entries: 25 18 31 25 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 25 19 31 25
  3. unbearable, impossible (in the same meaning) Tags: by-personal-gender, feminine, masculine
    Sense id: en-impossibile-it-adj-BtpBwGgI Categories (other): Italian entries with incorrect language header, Italian terms prefixed with im-, Italian undefined derivations, Pages with 3 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Italian entries with incorrect language header: 24 30 21 24 Disambiguation of Italian terms prefixed with im-: 25 20 31 25 Disambiguation of Italian undefined derivations: 32 16 20 32 Disambiguation of Pages with 3 entries: 25 18 31 25 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 25 19 31 25

Noun

IPA: /im.posˈsi.bi.le/ Forms: impossibili [plural]
Rhymes: -ibile Etymology: From Late Latin impossibĭlis, im- + possibile. Etymology templates: {{uder|it|la-lat|impossibĭlis}} Late Latin impossibĭlis, {{af|it|im-|possibile}} im- + possibile Head templates: {{it-noun|m}} impossibile m (plural impossibili)
  1. impossible Tags: masculine Related terms: impossibilità, impossibilmente, impossibilitare, impossibilitato
    Sense id: en-impossibile-it-noun-EpimO5Dc Categories (other): Italian entries with incorrect language header, Italian terms prefixed with im-, Italian undefined derivations, Pages with 3 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Italian entries with incorrect language header: 24 30 21 24 Disambiguation of Italian terms prefixed with im-: 25 20 31 25 Disambiguation of Italian undefined derivations: 32 16 20 32 Disambiguation of Pages with 3 entries: 25 18 31 25 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 25 19 31 25

Inflected forms

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