civilis

Latin

Etymology

From cīvis (“citizen”) +‎ -ilis.

Pronunciation

• (Classical) IPA: /kiːˈwiː.lis/

Adjective

cīvīlis m and f, cīvīle n; third declension

1. Of or pertaining to citizens; civic, civil.
2. Of or pertaining to public or political life; public, political.
3. (figuratively) Courteous, polite, civil, affable, urbane.
4. (substantive) courtesy, civility

Inflection

Number	Singular			Plural
Case \ Gender	M.F.	N.		MM.FF.	NN.
nominative	cīvīlis	cīvīle		cīvīlēs	cīvīlia
genitive	cīvīlis	cīvīlis		cīvīlium	cīvīlium
dative	cīvīlī	cīvīlī		cīvīlibus	cīvīlibus
accusative	cīvīlem	cīvīle		cīvīlēs	cīvīlia
ablative	cīvīlī	cīvīlī		cīvīlibus	cīvīlibus
vocative	cīvīlis	cīvīle		cīvīlēs	cīvīlia

• comparative: cīvīlior

Synonyms

• (civil, civic): cīvicus
• (political): polīticus
• (public): commūnis, pūblicus

Antonyms

• (courteous, civil): incīvīlis

Derived terms

bellum cīvīle cīvīle cīvilista

cīvīlitās cīvīliter iūs cīvīle Cīvīlis (cognomen)

Related terms

cīvicus cīvis

cīvitās cīvitātula

Descendants

• English: civil
• French: civil
• Italian: civile
• Romanian: civil
• Spanish: civil

References

• civilis in Charlton T. Lewis & Charles Short, A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press, 1879