inutil

See also: inútil

Central Bikol

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish inútil.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʔiˈnutil/ [ʔiˈn̪u.til̪]
• Hyphenation: i‧nu‧til

Adjective

inútil (Basahan spelling ᜁᜈᜓᜆᜒᜎ᜔)

1. useless

   Synonym: lapa (figuratively)

   Antonym: mahalaga

2. hopeless

   Synonym: desesperado

Derived terms

• pagkainutil

Italian

Adjective

inutil (apocopated)

1. apocopic form of inutile

Romanian

Etymology

Borrowed from French inutile, from Latin inutilis. Equivalent to in- +‎ util.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˌi.nuˈtil/

• Audio:

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Adjective

inutil m or n (feminine singular inutilă, masculine plural inutili, feminine/neuter plural inutile)

1. useless; of no use or purpose
2. vain, unavailing

Declension

Declension of inutil

		singular			plural
		masculine	neuter	feminine	masculine	neuter	feminine
nominative- accusative	indefinite	inutil		inutilă	inutili	inutile
	definite	inutilul		inutila	inutilii	inutilele
genitive- dative	indefinite	inutil		inutile	inutili	inutile
	definite	inutilului		inutilei	inutililor	inutilelor

Synonyms

• nefolositor

Antonyms

• util

Tagalog

Etymology

Etymology tree

Proto-Indo-European *né

Proto-Indo-European *n̥-

Proto-Italic *n̥-

Latin in-

Proto-Indo-European *h₃eyt-der.?

Proto-Italic *oitōr

Latin ūtor

Proto-Indo-European *-elis

Proto-Italic *-elis

Latin -ilis

Latin ūtilis

Latin inūtilisbor.

Spanish inútilbor.

Tagalog inutil

Borrowed from Spanish inútil.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /ʔiˈnutil/ [ʔɪˈn̪uː.t̪ɪl]
• Rhymes: -util
• Syllabification: i‧nu‧til

Adjective

inutil (Baybayin spelling ᜁᜈᜓᜆᜒᜎ᜔)

1. useless; good-for-nothing

   Synonyms: walang-silbi, walang-kuwenta, bano, (obsolete) patay-kanin

   inutil na pinuno ― useless leader

2. impotent; sterile (of a man)

   Synonym: baog

3. paralyzed; incapacitated

   Synonyms: lumpo, paralisado

Noun

inutil (Baybayin spelling ᜁᜈᜓᜆᜒᜎ᜔)

1. useless person

   Synonym: bato sa lansangan

Derived terms

• mainutil
• pagkainutil

Further reading

• “inutil”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, 2018