irreparabilis
Latin
Alternative forms
Etymology
From Classical Latin inreparabilis (in-, "not" + reparābilis, "retrievable, reparable, repairable"), via assimilation.
Pronunciation
- (Classical) IPA(key): /ir.re.paˈraː.bi.lis/, [ɪrːɛpäˈräːbɪlʲɪs̠]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ir.re.paˈra.bi.lis/, [irːepäˈräːbilis]
Adjective
irreparābilis (neuter irreparābile); third-declension two-termination adjective
- irreparable, irrecoverable (concerning loss or damage), irretrievable
- c. 29 bc, Publius Vergilius Maro, Georgicon, III.284
- sed fvgit interea fvgit inreparabile tempvs
- But it flees, meanwhile, it flees... irretrievable time.
- sed fvgit interea fvgit inreparabile tempvs
- c. 29 bc, Publius Vergilius Maro, Georgicon, III.284
Declension
Third-declension two-termination adjective.
| Number | Singular | Plural | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Case / Gender | Masc./Fem. | Neuter | Masc./Fem. | Neuter | |
| Nominative | irreparābilis | irreparābile | irreparābilēs | irreparābilia | |
| Genitive | irreparābilis | irreparābilium | |||
| Dative | irreparābilī | irreparābilibus | |||
| Accusative | irreparābilem | irreparābile | irreparābilēs irreparābilīs |
irreparābilia | |
| Ablative | irreparābilī | irreparābilibus | |||
| Vocative | irreparābilis | irreparābile | irreparābilēs | irreparābilia | |
References
- “irreparabilis”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- irreparabilis in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
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