-ibilis

Latin

Etymology

From -bilis, q.v.

Pronunciation

Suffix

-ibilis (neuter -ibile); third-declension two-termination suffix

  1. -able; able or worthy to be (the recipient of an action).

Usage notes

The suffix -ibilis is a variant of -bilis, usually added to second, third, and fourth conjugation verbs to form an adjective denoting passive qualities.

Examples:
horreō (I stand on end, move shakily) + -ibilishorribilis (horrible, dreadful)
rīdeō (I laugh) + -ibilisrīsibilis (laughable)

Declension

Third-declension two-termination adjective.

Number Singular Plural
Case / Gender Masc./Fem. Neuter Masc./Fem. Neuter
Nominative -ibilis -ibile -ibilēs -ibilia
Genitive -ibilis -ibilium
Dative -ibilī -ibilibus
Accusative -ibilem -ibile -ibilēs
-ibilīs
-ibilia
Ablative -ibilī -ibilibus
Vocative -ibilis -ibile -ibilēs -ibilia

Derived terms

Category Latin terms suffixed with -ibilis not found

Descendants

  • Catalan: -ívol
  • English: -ible
  • French: -ible
  • Interlingua: -ibile
  • Italian: -evole, -ibile
  • Norwegian Bokmål: -ibel
  • Portuguese: -ível
  • Romanian: -ibil
  • Sicilian: -ìbbili
  • Spanish: -ible
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