"impos" meaning in Latin

See impos in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

IPA: [ˈɪm.pɔs] [Classical-Latin], [ˈim.pos] (note: modern Italianate Ecclesiastical)
Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *né Proto-Indo-European *n̥- Proto-Italic *n̥- Latin in- Latin potis Latin impos From in- (“not”) + potis (“able”). Etymology templates: {{ety|la|:af|in-<t:not><id:not>|potis<t:able>|text=+|title=impos|tree=1}} Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *né Proto-Indo-European *n̥- Proto-Italic *n̥- Latin in- Latin potis Latin impos [Appendix:Glossary#inherited|Inherited]] from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Proto-Italic", "term" : "*n̥-", "lang" : "itc-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Latin", "term" : "in-", "gloss" : "not", "lang" : "la" }, { "gloss" : "able", "children" : [ ], "lang_name" : "Latin", "term" : "potis", "status" : "missing", "lang" : "la" } ], "keyword_label" : "From", "is_group" : true, "keyword" : "affix" } ], "lang_name" : "Latin", "term" : "impos", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "la" }" data-lang="la" data-title="impos"> From in- (“not”) + potis (“able”). Head templates: {{la-adj|impos<3+>|comp=impotior|sup=impotissimus}} impos (genitive impotis, comparative impotior, superlative impotissimus); third-declension one-termination adjective Inflection templates: {{la-adecl|impos<3+>}} Forms: impotis [genitive], impotior [comparative], impotissimus [superlative], no-table-tags [table-tags], impos [feminine, masculine, neuter, nominative, singular], impotēs [feminine, masculine, nominative, plural], impotia [neuter, nominative, plural], impotis [feminine, genitive, masculine, neuter, singular], impotium [feminine, genitive, masculine, neuter, plural], impotī [dative, feminine, masculine, neuter, singular], impotibus [dative, feminine, masculine, neuter, plural], impotem [accusative, feminine, masculine, singular], impos [accusative, neuter, singular], impotīs [accusative, feminine, masculine, plural], impotēs [accusative, feminine, masculine, plural], impotia [accusative, neuter, plural], impotī [ablative, feminine, masculine, neuter, singular], impote [ablative, feminine, masculine, neuter, singular], impotibus [ablative, feminine, masculine, neuter, plural], impos [feminine, masculine, neuter, singular, vocative], impotēs [feminine, masculine, plural, vocative], impotia [neuter, plural, vocative], inpos [alternative]
  1. (pre-classical, post-classical) not having control, power over, or possession of something (takes the genitive) Tags: declension-3, obsolete, one-termination
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