imperdible

English

Etymology

From im- (“not”) + Latin perdere (“to destroy”).

Adjective

imperdible (comparative more imperdible, superlative most imperdible)

1. (obsolete) Not destructible.

   Synonym: indestructible

Related terms

• imperdibly

References

• “imperdible”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.

Catalan

Etymology

From im- +‎ perdible. In the noun sense, an ellipsis of agulla imperdible.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Central, Balearic) [im.pərˈdib.blə]
• IPA^(key): (Valencia) [im.peɾˈði.ble]

Adjective

imperdible m or f (masculine and feminine plural imperdibles)

1. unmissable, not-to-miss

Noun

imperdible m or f (plural imperdibles)

1. safety pin

   Coordinate term: fermall

Further reading

• “imperdible” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
• “imperdible”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2025
• “imperdible” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.

Spanish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /impeɾˈdible/ [ĩm.peɾˈð̞i.β̞le]
• Rhymes: -ible
• Syllabification: im‧per‧di‧ble

Adjective

imperdible m or f (masculine and feminine plural imperdibles)

1. unmissable, not-to-miss

Noun

imperdible m (plural imperdibles)

1. safety pin

Further reading

• “imperdible”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2024 December 10

Tagalog

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /ʔimpeɾˈdible/ [ʔɪm.pɛɾˈd̪iː.blɛ]
• Rhymes: -ible
• Syllabification: im‧per‧di‧ble

Noun

imperdible (Baybayin spelling ᜁᜋ᜔ᜉᜒᜇ᜔ᜇᜒᜊ᜔ᜎᜒ)

1. Alternative form of emperdible

Further reading

• “imperdible”, in KWF Diksiyonaryo ng Wikang Filipino, Komisyon sa Wikang Filipino, 2024
• “imperdible”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018
• Cuadrado Muñiz, Adolfo (1972) Hispanismos en el tagalo: diccionario de vocablos de origen español vigentes en esta lengua filipina, Madrid: Oficina de Educación Iberoamericana, page 332