ineffabilis

Latin

Etymology

From in- +‎ effābilis.

Pronunciation

(Classical) IPA^(key): /i.nefˈfaː.bi.lis/, [ɪ.nɛfˈfaː.bɪ.lɪs]

Adjective

ineffābilis (neuter ineffābile); third declension

unutterable, unpronounceable

Inflection

Third declension.

Case / Gender	Masc./Fem.	Neuter		Masc./Fem.	Neuter
Number	Singular			Plural
nominative	ineffābilis	ineffābile		ineffābilēs	ineffābilia
genitive	ineffābilis			ineffābilium
dative	ineffābilī			ineffābilibus
accusative	ineffābilem	ineffābile		ineffābilēs	ineffābilia
ablative	ineffābilī			ineffābilibus
vocative	ineffābilis	ineffābile		ineffābilēs	ineffābilia

Derived terms

ineffābilitās
ineffābiliter

Descendants

→ English: ineffable
→ French: ineffable
Spanish: inefable

References

ineffabilis in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
ineffabilis in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Hachette

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