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impetrabilis

impetrabilis

effective, succesfuF (P1-+), impetrlre

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Where it lives

Densest 12 of 14 attested works shown, by occurrences per 10,000 attested tokens.

What it meant

1. impetrabilis — de Vaan

impetrabilis 'effective, succesfuF (P1-+), impetrlre 'to seek a favourable omen' (P1.+), — [de Vaan, s.v. impetrabilis, p. 464]

2. impĕtrābĭlis — Lewis & Short

impĕtrābĭlis (inp-), e, adj.impetro.

I Pass., easy to be obtained, attainable (rare; not in Cic. and Cæs.): cui postulanti triumphum rerum gestarum magnitudo impetrabilem faciebat, Liv. 39, 29, 4: venia, id. 36, 33, 5: omnia et tuta apud Romanos, id. 25, 29, 8: votum facite Junoni, Prop. 4 (5), 1, 101. quo impetrabilior pax esset, Liv. 30, 16, 15.—
II Act., that easily obtains or effects, successful (ante- and postclass.): non potuit venire orator magis ad me impetrabilis, Plaut. Most. 5, 2, 40: impetrabilior qui vivat, nullus est, id. Merc. 3, 4, 20: Nicator Seleucus efficaciae impetrabilis rex, Anim. 14, 8: dies, on which a wish is gained, favorable, propitious, Plaut. Ep. 3, 2, 6: efficacia, Amm. 14, 8, 6; 15, 8, 21.— Adv.: impĕtrābĭlĭter, in a way likely to attain: impetrabilius, Symm. Or. pro Patr. 4 Mai.

In the wild

6 of 26 attestations shown.

Where it came from

  • de Vaan, Etymological Dictionary of Latin and the other Italic Languages (Brill 2008) Treated in de Vaan, Etymological Dictionary of Latin and the other Italic Languages (Brill 2008) s.v. impetrabilis (scan p. 464; entry #1272).

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