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Interlingua

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Etymology

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From English impossible, French impossible, Italian impossìbile, Spanish imposible and Portuguese impossível, all ultimately from Latin impossibilis. Equivalent to im- +‎ possibile.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /im.poˈsi.bi.le/, /im.po.siˈbi.le/

Adjective

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impossibile (comparative plus impossibile, superlative le plus impossibile)

  1. impossible
    • 2012, Sven Frank, Contos in Interlingua[1], →ISBN, page 43:
      Le burgomaestro pensava que il esserea quasi impossibilie que iste homine estranie esseva capabile de solver le problema
      The burgomaster looked as if it were impossible that this strange person was capable of solving the problem

Italian

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Etymology

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From Late Latin impossibĭlis, im- +‎ possibile.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /im.posˈsi.bi.le/
  • Rhymes: -ibile
  • Hyphenation: im‧pos‧sì‧bi‧le

Adjective

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impossibile (plural impossibili)

  1. impossible
  2. inconceivable, absurd
  3. unbearable, impossible (in the same meaning)

Noun

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impossibile m (plural impossibili)

  1. impossible
    Antonym: possibile
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Latin

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Adjective

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impossibile

  1. nominative/accusative/vocative neuter singular of impossibilis