indomable

English

Etymology

From Latin indomābilis, from in- (“not”) + domābilis (“tamable”). Compare Portuguese indomável.

Adjective

indomable (comparative more indomable, superlative most indomable)

1. Obsolete form of indomitable.

References

• “indomable”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.

Anagrams

• dominable

Spanish

Etymology

Etymology tree

Proto-Indo-European *né

Proto-Indo-European *n̥-

Proto-Italic *n̥-

Latin in-lbor.

Spanish in-

Proto-Indo-European *demh₂-

Proto-Indo-European *-yeti

Proto-Indo-European *-éyeti

Proto-Indo-European *domh₂éyeti

Proto-Italic *domaō?

Latin domō

Proto-Indo-European *-dʰlom

Proto-Italic *-ðlom

Proto-Italic *-ðlis

Latin -bilis

Latin domābilisder.

Spanish domable

Spanish indomable

From in- + domable. Compare Latin indomābilis.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /indoˈmable/ [ĩn̪.d̪oˈma.β̞le]
• Rhymes: -able
• Syllabification: in‧do‧ma‧ble

Adjective

indomable m or f (masculine and feminine plural indomables)

1. indomitable

   Synonym: indómito

   • 2015 July 9, “El último policía de Guadalupe”, in El País‎^[1], Madrid: Ediciones El País, S.L., →ISSN, archived from the original on 4 March 2016:

     No sólo eliminó a uno de los pocos alcaldes indomables, sino que sembró el miedo en Guadalupe.

     (please add an English translation of this quotation)

Further reading

• “indomable”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), 24th edition, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 30 October 2026