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impotentia.

weakness; immoderate behavior, violence;

10 characters4 syllables approx.Latina language

Meaning & usage

noun[ɪm.pɔˈtɛn.ti.a]Classical-Latin[im.poˈtɛn.t͡si.a]
  1. poverty

    declension-1 · feminine
  2. inability

    declension-1 · feminine
  3. violence (lack of restraint)

    declension-1 · feminine
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *né Proto-Indo-European *n̥- Proto-Italic *n̥- Latin in- Proto-Indo-European *pótis Proto-Italic *potis Proto-Indo-European *-éh₁ti Proto-Indo-European *-yeti Proto-Indo-European *-éh₁yeti Proto-Italic *-ējō Proto-Indo-European *-éh₁tiinflu. Proto-Italic *-ēō Proto-Italic *potēō Proto-Italic *potēnts Latin potēns Latin impotēns Proto-Indo-European *-(i)yós Proto-Italic *-ijos Proto-Italic *-ios Old Latin -ios Latin -ius Latin -ia Latin impotentia From impotēns (“weak", "powerless", "unbridled”) + -ia.

adj[ɪm.pɔˈtɛn.ti.a]Classical-Latin[im.poˈtɛn.t͡si.a]
  1. nominative/accusative/vocative neuter plural of impotēns

    accusative · form-of · neuter · nominative · plural · vocative
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