impotens

Latin

Alternative forms

• inpotēns

Etymology

From in- (“un-”) +‎ potēns (“strong, powerful”).

Pronunciation

• (Classical) IPA^(key): /ˈim.po.tens/, [ˈɪmpɔt̪ẽːs̠]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈim.po.tens/, [ˈimpot̪ens]

Adjective

impotēns (genitive impotentis, superlative impotentissimus, adverb impotenter); third-declension one-termination adjective

1. Powerless, weak, feeble, impotent, helpless, puny.
2. Unable to control, having no power over; incapable of.
3. Unbridled, unrestrained, headstrong, wild, violent, excessive.

Declension

Third-declension one-termination adjective.

Number	Singular			Plural
Case / Gender	Masc./Fem.	Neuter		Masc./Fem.	Neuter
Nominative	impotēns			impotentēs	impotentia
Genitive	impotentis			impotentium
Dative	impotentī			impotentibus
Accusative	impotentem	impotēns		impotentēs	impotentia
Ablative	impotentī			impotentibus
Vocative	impotēns			impotentēs	impotentia

Derived terms

• impotenter
• impotentia

Descendants

• Catalan: impotent
• English: impotent
• French: impotent
• Galician: impotente
• Italian: impotente
• Portuguese: impotente
• Romanian: impotent
• Spanish: impotente

References

• “impotens”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• “impotens”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
• impotens in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
• Carl Meißner, Henry William Auden (1894) Latin Phrase-Book‎^[1], London: Macmillan and Co.
  • a man of no self-control, self-indulgent: homo impotens sui
    
  • despotic, tyrannous rule: dominatio impotens
    
• impotens in Ramminger, Johann (2016 July 16 (last accessed)) Neulateinische Wortliste: Ein Wörterbuch des Lateinischen von Petrarca bis 1700‎^[2], pre-publication website, 2005-2016

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

From Latin impotentia.

Noun

impotens m (definite singular impotensen, uncountable)

1. impotence

Related terms

• erektil dysfunksjon

References

• “impotens” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

From Latin impotentia.

Noun

impotens m (definite singular impotensen, uncountable)

1. impotence

Related terms

• erektil dysfunksjon

References

• “impotens” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

Swedish

Noun

impotens c

1. impotence (erectile dysfunction, etc.)

   Antonym: potens

2. impotence (powerlessness, incapacity)

Declension

Declension of impotens
	Uncountable
	Indefinite	Definite
Nominative	impotens	impotensen	—	—
Genitive	impotenss	impotensens	—	—

Related terms

• impotent

References

• impotens in Svensk ordbok (SO)
• impotens in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
• impotens in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)