irresistibilis

Latin

Etymology

in- (“not”) +‎ resisto (“to resist”) +‎ -bilis (“-ble”).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /ir.re.sisˈti.bi.lis/, [ɪrːɛs̠ɪs̠ˈt̪ɪbɪlʲɪs̠]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ir.re.sisˈti.bi.lis/, [irːes̬isˈt̪iːbilis]

Adjective

irresistibilis (neuter irresistibile); third-declension two-termination adjective

1. (Medieval Latin) irresistible

Declension

Third-declension two-termination adjective.

	singular			plural
	masc./fem.	neuter		masc./fem.	neuter
nominative	irresistibilis	irresistibile		irresistibilēs	irresistibilia
genitive	irresistibilis			irresistibilium
dative	irresistibilī			irresistibilibus
accusative	irresistibilem	irresistibile		irresistibilēs irresistibilīs	irresistibilia
ablative	irresistibilī			irresistibilibus
vocative	irresistibilis	irresistibile		irresistibilēs	irresistibilia

Descendants

• → English: irresistible
• → French: irrésistible

References

• R. E. Latham, D. R. Howlett, & R. K. Ashdowne, editors (1975–2013), “irresistibilis”, in Dictionary of Medieval Latin from British Sources‎^[1], London: Oxford University Press for the British Academy, →ISBN, →OCLC