impassable

English

Etymology

From im- +‎ pass +‎ -able.

Adjective

impassable (comparative more impassable, superlative most impassable)

(of a route, terrain, etc.) Incapable of being passed over, crossed, or negotiated.
(of an obstacle) Incapable of being overcome or surmounted.
(of currency) Not usable as legal tender.

Synonyms

unpassable

Translations

incapable of being passed over, crossed, or negotiated

Bulgarian: непроходим (bg) (neprohodim)
Catalan: infranquejable
German: unpassierbar (de), unüberwindbar, unüberwindlich
Greek: αδιάβατος (el) (adiávatos)
Ancient: ἀπόρευτος (apóreutos)
Hungarian: járhatatlan (hu), áthatolhatatlan (hu), áthághatatlan (hu)
Icelandic: ófært

Latin: invius
Norwegian:
Bokmål: uframkommelig, ufremkommelig

Nynorsk: uframkomeleg, uframkommeleg
Polish: nieprzejezdny (by car)
Romanian: impracticabil (ro)
Spanish: infranqueable

See also

impassible

French

Etymology

From im- +‎ passable.

Adjective

impassable (plural impassables)

impassable

Further reading

“impassable” in le Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).

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