insolvent

English

Etymology

in- +‎ solvent

Pronunciation
  • enPR: ĭn-sŏlvʹ-ənt, IPA(key): /ɪn.ˈsɒlv.ənt/
    • (General American) IPA(key): /ɪn.ˈsɑːɫv.ənt/
    • (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ɪn.ˈsɒɫv.ənt/
    • Audio (Southern England)(file)
  • Rhymes: -ɒlvənt

Adjective

insolvent (comparative more insolvent, superlative most insolvent)

  1. Unable to pay one's bills as they fall due.
    an insolvent debtor
  2. Owing more than one has in assets.
  3. Not sufficient to pay all the debts of the owner.
    an insolvent estate

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Noun

insolvent (plural insolvents)

  1. (law) One who is insolvent; an insolvent debtor.[1]

Usage notes
  • In England, before 1861, especially applied to persons who were not traders.

Translations
bankrupt — see bankrupt

References
  1. John Bouvier (1839) “INSOLVENT”, in A Law Dictionary, […], volumes I (A–K), Philadelphia, Pa.: T. & J. W. Johnson, […], successors to Nicklin & Johnson, […], →OCLC.

German

Etymology

17th century, from Dutch insolvent (1582). Equivalent to in- +‎ solvent. The latter is younger in German.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˌɪnzɔlˈvɛnt/, (also) /ˈɪnzɔlˌvɛnt/
  • Audio(file)

Adjective

insolvent (strong nominative masculine singular insolventer, comparative insolventer, superlative am insolventesten)

  1. insolvent
    Synonyms: zahlungsunfähig, illiquide
    Synonyms: solvent, zahlungsfähig, zahlungskräftig, liquide, flüssig

Declension
Positive forms of insolvent
number & gender singular plural
masculine feminine neuter
predicative er ist insolvent sie ist insolvent es ist insolvent sie sind insolvent
strong declension
(without article)		 nominative insolventer insolvente insolventes insolvente
genitive insolventen insolventer insolventen insolventer
dative insolventem insolventer insolventem insolventen
accusative insolventen insolvente insolventes insolvente
weak declension
(with definite article)		 nominative der insolvente die insolvente das insolvente die insolventen
genitive des insolventen der insolventen des insolventen der insolventen
dative dem insolventen der insolventen dem insolventen den insolventen
accusative den insolventen die insolvente das insolvente die insolventen
mixed declension
(with indefinite article)		 nominative ein insolventer eine insolvente ein insolventes (keine) insolventen
genitive eines insolventen einer insolventen eines insolventen (keiner) insolventen
dative einem insolventen einer insolventen einem insolventen (keinen) insolventen
accusative einen insolventen eine insolvente ein insolventes (keine) insolventen
Comparative forms of insolvent
number & gender singular plural
masculine feminine neuter
predicative er ist insolventer sie ist insolventer es ist insolventer sie sind insolventer
strong declension
(without article)		 nominative insolventerer insolventere insolventeres insolventere
genitive insolventeren insolventerer insolventeren insolventerer
dative insolventerem insolventerer insolventerem insolventeren
accusative insolventeren insolventere insolventeres insolventere
weak declension
(with definite article)		 nominative der insolventere die insolventere das insolventere die insolventeren
genitive des insolventeren der insolventeren des insolventeren der insolventeren
dative dem insolventeren der insolventeren dem insolventeren den insolventeren
accusative den insolventeren die insolventere das insolventere die insolventeren
mixed declension
(with indefinite article)		 nominative ein insolventerer eine insolventere ein insolventeres (keine) insolventeren
genitive eines insolventeren einer insolventeren eines insolventeren (keiner) insolventeren
dative einem insolventeren einer insolventeren einem insolventeren (keinen) insolventeren
accusative einen insolventeren eine insolventere ein insolventeres (keine) insolventeren
Superlative forms of insolvent
number & gender singular plural
masculine feminine neuter
predicative er ist am insolventesten sie ist am insolventesten es ist am insolventesten sie sind am insolventesten
strong declension
(without article)		 nominative insolventester insolventeste insolventestes insolventeste
genitive insolventesten insolventester insolventesten insolventester
dative insolventestem insolventester insolventestem insolventesten
accusative insolventesten insolventeste insolventestes insolventeste
weak declension
(with definite article)		 nominative der insolventeste die insolventeste das insolventeste die insolventesten
genitive des insolventesten der insolventesten des insolventesten der insolventesten
dative dem insolventesten der insolventesten dem insolventesten den insolventesten
accusative den insolventesten die insolventeste das insolventeste die insolventesten
mixed declension
(with indefinite article)		 nominative ein insolventester eine insolventeste ein insolventestes (keine) insolventesten
genitive eines insolventesten einer insolventesten eines insolventesten (keiner) insolventesten
dative einem insolventesten einer insolventesten einem insolventesten (keinen) insolventesten
accusative einen insolventesten eine insolventeste ein insolventestes (keine) insolventesten

Further reading
  • “insolvent” in Duden online
  • “insolvent” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

From German insolvent.

Adjective

insolvent (neuter singular insolvent, definite singular and plural insolvente)

  1. insolvent

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Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

From German insolvent.

Adjective

insolvent (neuter singular insolvent, definite singular and plural insolvente)

  1. insolvent

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Romanian

Etymology

Borrowed from German insolvent.

Adjective

insolvent m or n (feminine singular insolventă, masculine plural insolvenți, feminine and neuter plural insolvente)

  1. bankrupt

Declension
Declension of insolvent
singular plural
masculine neuter feminine masculine neuter feminine
nominative/
accusative 		indefinite insolvent insolventă insolvenți insolvente
definite insolventul insolventa insolvenții insolventele
genitive/
dative 		indefinite insolvent insolvente insolvenți insolvente
definite insolventului insolventei insolvenților insolventelor
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