impermeable

See also: imperméable

English

Etymology

Apparently from im- +‎ permeable.^[1] Compare French imperméable, from Latin impermeābilis, from im- + permeābilis (“permeable”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɪmˈpɜːɹmɪəbəl/

• Audio (Southern England):

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Adjective

impermeable (comparative more impermeable, superlative most impermeable)

1. Impossible to permeate.
2. Not allowing passage, especially of liquids; waterproof.

Synonyms

• nonpermeable
• sealed

Antonyms

• permeable

Related terms

• impermeability
• permeability

 

Translations

impossible to permeate

Belarusian: непранікальны (njepranikalʹny) Bulgarian: непроницаем (bg) (nepronicaem), херметичен (hermetičen) Catalan: impermeable (ca) French: imperméable (fr) Galician: impermeábel (gl) m or f German: dicht (de) Greek: αδιαπέραστος (el) m (adiapérastos) Indonesian: kedap (id) Irish: neamh-thréscaoilteach Malay: tak telap Portuguese: impermeável (pt) Russian: непроницаемый (ru) (nepronicajemyj) Spanish: impermeable (es) Swedish: ogenomtränglig (sv), tät (sv) Tagalog: dimatulot

not allowing passage of liquids

Belarusian: непрамакальны (njepramakalʹny) Bulgarian: непромокаем (bg) (nepromokaem) Catalan: impermeable (ca) Finnish: läpäisemätön (fi) French: imperméable (fr) Galician: impermeábel (gl) m or f German: dicht (de) Greek: αδιάβροχος (el) m (adiávrochos) Irish: neamh-thréscaoilteach Portuguese: impermeável (pt) Russian: непромока́емый (ru) (nepromokájemyj) Spanish: impermeable (es) Swedish: ogenomtränglig (sv), tät (sv), vattentät (sv) Tagalog: dimatulot Ukrainian: please add this translation if you can

See also

• hermetically sealed
• impenetrable

References

1. “impermeable, adj.”, in OED Online ⁠, Oxford, Oxfordshire: Oxford University Press, launched 2000.

Catalan

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin impermeābilis. By surface analysis, im- +‎ permeable.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Central, Balearic) [im.pər.meˈab.blə]
• IPA^(key): (Valencia) [im.peɾ.meˈa.ble]

Adjective

impermeable m or f (masculine and feminine plural impermeables)

1. impermeable

   Antonym: permeable

Derived terms

• impermeabilitzar

Related terms

• impermeabilitat

Noun

impermeable m (plural impermeables)

Catalan Wikipedia has an article on:

impermeable

Wikipedia ^ca

1. raincoat

Further reading

• “impermeable”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2024
• “impermeable” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
• “impermeable”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2024
• “impermeable” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.
• “impermeable” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.

Galician

Alternative forms

• impermeábel

Etymology

From Latin impermeābilis, equivalent to im- +‎ permeable.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ĩmpeɾˈmeaβle/

Adjective

impermeable m or f (plural impermeables)

1. impermeable, waterproof

   Antonym: permeable

Noun

impermeable m (plural impermeables)

1. raincoat

Derived terms

• impermeabilidade
• impermeabilizar

Further reading

• “impermeable”, in Dicionario da Real Academia Galega (in Galician), A Coruña: Royal Galician Academy, since 2012

Spanish

Etymology

From Latin impermeābilis, equivalent to im- +‎ permeable.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /impeɾmeˈable/ [ĩm.peɾ.meˈa.β̞le]
• Rhymes: -able
• Syllabification: im‧per‧me‧a‧ble

Adjective

impermeable m or f (masculine and feminine plural impermeables)

1. impermeable, waterproof

   Antonym: permeable

Noun

impermeable m (plural impermeables)

1. raincoat

   Synonym: chubasquero

Derived terms

• impermeabilidad
• impermeabilizar

 

Further reading

• “impermeable”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014