imposible

Asturian

Etymology

From Latin impossibilis.

Adjective

imposible (epicene, plural imposibles)

1. impossible

Antonyms

• posible

Galician

Alternative forms

• imposíbel
• impossível (reintegrationist)

Etymology

From Latin impossibilis.

Adjective

imposible m or f (plural imposibles)

1. impossible

   Antonym: posible

Further reading

• “imposible”, in Dicionario da Real Academia Galega (in Galician), A Coruña: Royal Galician Academy, 2012–2024

Spanish

Etymology

From Latin impossibilis.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /impoˈsible/ [ĩm.poˈsi.β̞le]

• Audio (Colombia):

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• Rhymes: -ible
• Syllabification: im‧po‧si‧ble

Adjective

imposible m or f (masculine and feminine plural imposibles)

1. impossible

   Su acento me es casi imposible de entender.

   His accent is almost impossible for me to understand.

2. unable

   Si le resulta imposible usar una computadora...

   If you are unable to use a computer...

3. out of the question

Antonyms

• posible

Derived terms

• imposible de toda imposibilidad
• imposiblemente

 

Related terms

• imposibilidad
• imposibilitar

 

Descendants

• → Tagalog: imposible

Further reading

• “imposible”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.7, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2023 November 28

Tagalog

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish imposible (“impossible”).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /ʔimpoˈsible/ [ʔɪm.poˈsiː.blɛ]
• Rhymes: -ible
• Syllabification: im‧po‧si‧ble

Adjective

imposible (Baybayin spelling ᜁᜋ᜔ᜉᜓᜐᜒᜊ᜔ᜎᜒ)

1. impossible

   Synonym: di-maaari

   Antonyms: posible, maaari

Derived terms

• kaimposiblihan
• pagkaimposible

 

Related terms

• imposibilidad
• posibilidad
• posible

 

Further reading

• “imposible”, in KWF Diksiyonaryo ng Wikang Filipino, Komisyon sa Wikang Filipino, 2024
• “imposible”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018
• Panganiban, José Villa (1973) Diksyunaryo-Tesauro Pilipino-Ingles (overall work in Tagalog and English), Quezon City: Manlapaz Publishing Co., page 550
• Santos, Vito C. (1978) Vicassan's Pilipino-English Dictionary, Revised edition (overall work in Tagalog and English), With an Introduction by Teodoro A. Agoncillo, Metro Manila: National Book Store, →ISBN, page 726