impotence

== English == === Alternative forms === impotency === Etymology === From Middle French impotence, from Latin impotentia. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈɪmpətəns/ === Noun === impotence (usually uncountable, plural impotences) Powerlessness; incapacity. Near-synonyms: weakness, helplessness Inability to copulate or beget children; sterility, erectile dysfunction, etc. Hyponyms: impotentia coeundi, impotentia generandi ==== Derived terms ==== monetary impotence ==== Related terms ==== impotent ==== Translations ==== == Czech == === Etymology === Borrowed from Latin impotentia. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): [ˈɪmpotɛnt͡sɛ] Rhymes: -ɛntsɛ === Noun === impotence f impotence (inability to copulate or beget children) ==== Declension ==== ==== Related terms ==== See potence === Further reading === “impotence”, in Příruční slovník jazyka českého (in Czech), 1935–1957 “impotence”, in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého (in Czech), 1960–1971, 1989 “impotence”, in Internetová jazyková příručka (in Czech), 2008–2026 == French == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ɛ̃.pɔ.tɑ̃s/ === Noun === impotence f (plural impotences) powerlessness === Further reading === “impotence”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012