INEFFABILIUM, ineffabilium
Sounds Like: in-ef-FAH-bi-li-um
Translations: of unspeakable things, of ineffable things, of inexpressible things
From the root: INEFFABILIS
Part of Speech: Adjective
Explanation: This is the genitive plural form of the adjective 'ineffabilis', meaning 'unspeakable' or 'inexpressible'. It is a compound word formed from 'in-' (not), 'effari' (to speak out), and '-abilis' (able). Therefore, it literally means 'not able to be spoken out'. In this form, 'ineffabilium' often refers to 'of unspeakable things' or 'of inexpressible things', particularly in a context where something is too profound or sacred to be articulated.
Inflection: Genitive, Plural, All Genders
Instances
Josephus' Against Apion
From the same root
Below are all other words in our texts that we've cataloged as being from the same root, INEFFABILIS.
These could represent different words with related meanings, or different forms of the same word to fit different grammatical cases, numbers, or genders. This list may include spelling variants and even misspellings in the original manuscripts! Even more words from the same root may exist in other ancient texts that aren't in our database.
- INEFFABILEM — unspeakable, inexpressible, unutterable, an unspeakable thing, an inexpressible thing
- INEFFABILIA — ineffable, unspeakable, unutterable, inexpressible, ineffable things, unspeakable things
- INEFFABILIS — ineffable, unspeakable, unutterable, indescribable
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