interminable
التعريفات والمعاني
== English ==
=== Etymology ===
From Middle English interminable, from Middle French interminable and its etymon Late Latin interminābilis. By surface analysis, in- + terminable.
=== Pronunciation ===
(UK) IPA(key): /ɪnˈtɜː(ɹ).mɪn.ə.bəl/
=== Adjective ===
interminable (comparative more interminable, superlative most interminable)
Existing or occurring without interruption or end; ceaseless, unending.
==== Derived terms ====
==== Translations ====
=== Noun ===
interminable (plural interminables)
(mathematics, dated) A repeating decimal.
=== References ===
== Catalan ==
=== Etymology ===
Borrowed from Latin interminābilis.
=== Pronunciation ===
IPA(key): (Central, Balearic) [in.tər.miˈnab.blə]
IPA(key): (Valencia) [in.teɾ.miˈna.ble]
Hyphenation: in‧ter‧mi‧na‧ble
=== Adjective ===
interminable m or f (masculine and feminine plural interminables)
interminable, unending
==== Derived terms ====
=== Further reading ===
“interminable”, in Diccionari de la llengua catalana [Dictionary of the Catalan Language] (in Catalan), second edition, Institute of Catalan Studies [Catalan: Institut d'Estudis Catalans], April 2007
“interminable”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2026
“interminable” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.
“interminable” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.
== French ==
=== Etymology ===
Borrowed from Latin interminābilis. By surface analysis, in- + terminer + -able.
=== Pronunciation ===
IPA(key): /ɛ̃.tɛʁ.mi.nabl/
=== Adjective ===
interminable (plural interminables)
unending, endless, ceaseless, never-ending
=== Further reading ===
“interminable”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012
== Spanish ==
=== Pronunciation ===
IPA(key): /inteɾmiˈnable/ [ĩn̪.t̪eɾ.miˈna.β̞le]
Rhymes: -able
Syllabification: in‧ter‧mi‧na‧ble
=== Adjective ===
interminable m or f (masculine and feminine plural interminables)
interminable
Synonym: inacabable
unending
Synonym: infinito
==== Derived terms ====
==== Related terms ====
=== Further reading ===
“interminable”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025