friabilis

Latin

Etymology

From friāre, friō (to crumble) + -bilis.

Pronunciation

Adjective

friābilis (neuter friābile); third-declension two-termination adjective

  1. friable, easily crumbled or broken into pieces

Declension

Third-declension two-termination adjective.

Number Singular Plural
Case / Gender Masc./Fem. Neuter Masc./Fem. Neuter
Nominative friābilis friābile friābilēs friābilia
Genitive friābilis friābilium
Dative friābilī friābilibus
Accusative friābilem friābile friābilēs
friābilīs
friābilia
Ablative friābilī friābilibus
Vocative friābilis friābile friābilēs friābilia

Descendants

  • English: friable
  • French: friable
  • Italian: friabile
  • Norman: friabl'ye
  • Portuguese: friável

References

  • friabilis”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • friabilis in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
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