incapable

English

/ɪnˈkeɪpəbl̩/

adj
Definitions
  • Not capable (of doing something); unable.
  • Not in a state to receive; not receptive; not susceptible; not able to admit.

Etymology

Borrowed from Middle French incapable prefix from English capable root from Proto-Indo-European *keh₂p- (seize, grasp, take, catch, grab, stick to, hold).

Origin

Proto-Indo-European

*keh₂p-

Gloss

seize, grasp, take, catch, grab, stick to, hold

Concept
Semantic Field

Possession

Ontological Category

Action/Process

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