impotence
English
editAlternative forms
editEtymology
editFrom Middle French impotence, from Latin impotentia.
Pronunciation
edit- IPA(key): /ˈɪmpətəns/
Audio (Southern England): (file)
Noun
editimpotence (usually uncountable, plural impotences)
- Powerlessness; incapacity.
- 1671, John Milton, “Samson Agonistes, […].”, in Paradise Regain’d. A Poem. In IV Books. To which is Added, Samson Agonistes, London: […] J[ohn] M[acock] for John Starkey […], →OCLC, page 12, line 52:
- O impotence of mind, in body ſtrong!
- Inability to copulate or beget children; sterility, erectile dysfunction, etc.
- Hyponyms: impotentia coeundi, impotentia generandi
Derived terms
editRelated terms
editTranslations
editpowerlessness
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erectile dysfunction
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Czech
editEtymology
editBorrowed from Latin impotentia.
Pronunciation
editNoun
editimpotence f
- impotence (inability to copulate or beget children)
Declension
editDeclension of impotence (soft feminine)
singular | plural | |
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nominative | impotence | impotence |
genitive | impotence | impotencí |
dative | impotenci | impotencím |
accusative | impotenci | impotence |
vocative | impotence | impotence |
locative | impotenci | impotencích |
instrumental | impotencí | impotencemi |
Related terms
edit- See potence
Further reading
editFrench
editPronunciation
editAudio: (file)
Noun
editimpotence f (plural impotences)
Further reading
edit- “impotence”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
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