capabilis

Latin

Etymology

From capiō (to hold, to contain, to take, to understand) + -ābilis (-able).

Adjective

capābilis (neuter capābile); third-declension two-termination adjective (Late Latin)

  1. (Late Latin) comprehensible
  2. (Late Latin) intelligent
  3. (Medieval Latin) capable

Declension

Third-declension two-termination adjective.

Number Singular Plural
Case / Gender Masc./Fem. Neuter Masc./Fem. Neuter
Nominative capābilis capābile capābilēs capābilia
Genitive capābilis capābilium
Dative capābilī capābilibus
Accusative capābilem capābile capābilēs
capābilīs
capābilia
Ablative capābilī capābilibus
Vocative capābilis capābile capābilēs capābilia

Descendants

  • English: capable
  • French: capable
  • Norman: capabl'ye

References

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