Latin edit

Etymology edit

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

Pronunciation edit

Adjective edit

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

  1. friable, easily crumbled or broken into pieces

Declension edit

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

Related terms edit

Descendants edit

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

References edit

  • 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