impos

See also: impós and impôs

Latin

Alternative forms

• inpos

Etymology

From in- (“not”) +‎ potis (“able”).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /ˈim.pos/, [ˈɪmpɔs̠]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈim.pos/, [ˈimpos]

Adjective

impos (genitive impotis, comparative impotior, superlative impotissimus); third-declension one-termination adjective

1. (pre-Classical, post-classical) not having control, power over, or possession of something (takes the genitive)

   impos mentis

   out of one's mind

Declension

Third-declension one-termination adjective.

	singular			plural
	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.