labil
See also: lábil
Danish edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from Latin lābilis (“apt to slip, transient”).
Pronunciation edit
Adjective edit
labil
- labile (apt or likely to change)
Inflection edit
Inflection of labil | |||
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Positive | Comparative | Superlative | |
Indefinte common singular | labil | — | —2 |
Indefinite neuter singular | labilt | — | —2 |
Plural | labile | — | —2 |
Definite attributive1 | labile | — | — |
1) When an adjective is applied predicatively to something definite, the corresponding "indefinite" form is used. 2) The "indefinite" superlatives may not be used attributively. |
Synonyms edit
Antonyms edit
German edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from Late Latin lābilis (“slippery”), from lābor, lābī (“slip; glide, flow”).
Pronunciation edit
Adjective edit
labil (strong nominative masculine singular labiler, comparative labiler, superlative am labilsten)
- unstable
- 1917, Ricarda Huch, Der Fall Deruga [The Deruga Case][1]:
- Für die Eigenart Derugas, die darin bestehe, daß er sich im labilen Gleichgewicht befinde, ließen sich vermutlich noch zahlreiche Beispiele aufbringen.
- (please add an English translation of this quotation)
- labile (apt or likely to change)
- Synonym: instabil
Declension edit
Positive forms of labil
number & gender | singular | plural | |||
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masculine | feminine | neuter | |||
predicative | er ist labil | sie ist labil | es ist labil | sie sind labil | |
strong declension (without article) |
nominative | labiler | labile | labiles | labile |
genitive | labilen | labiler | labilen | labiler | |
dative | labilem | labiler | labilem | labilen | |
accusative | labilen | labile | labiles | labile | |
weak declension (with definite article) |
nominative | der labile | die labile | das labile | die labilen |
genitive | des labilen | der labilen | des labilen | der labilen | |
dative | dem labilen | der labilen | dem labilen | den labilen | |
accusative | den labilen | die labile | das labile | die labilen | |
mixed declension (with indefinite article) |
nominative | ein labiler | eine labile | ein labiles | (keine) labilen |
genitive | eines labilen | einer labilen | eines labilen | (keiner) labilen | |
dative | einem labilen | einer labilen | einem labilen | (keinen) labilen | |
accusative | einen labilen | eine labile | ein labiles | (keine) labilen |
Comparative forms of labil
number & gender | singular | plural | |||
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masculine | feminine | neuter | |||
predicative | er ist labiler | sie ist labiler | es ist labiler | sie sind labiler | |
strong declension (without article) |
nominative | labilerer | labilere | labileres | labilere |
genitive | labileren | labilerer | labileren | labilerer | |
dative | labilerem | labilerer | labilerem | labileren | |
accusative | labileren | labilere | labileres | labilere | |
weak declension (with definite article) |
nominative | der labilere | die labilere | das labilere | die labileren |
genitive | des labileren | der labileren | des labileren | der labileren | |
dative | dem labileren | der labileren | dem labileren | den labileren | |
accusative | den labileren | die labilere | das labilere | die labileren | |
mixed declension (with indefinite article) |
nominative | ein labilerer | eine labilere | ein labileres | (keine) labileren |
genitive | eines labileren | einer labileren | eines labileren | (keiner) labileren | |
dative | einem labileren | einer labileren | einem labileren | (keinen) labileren | |
accusative | einen labileren | eine labilere | ein labileres | (keine) labileren |
Superlative forms of labil
Further reading edit
Indonesian edit
Etymology edit
From Dutch labiel, from Late Latin lābilis (“slippery”), from lābor, lābī (“slip; glide, flow”).
Pronunciation edit
Adjective edit
labil
Derived terms edit
Further reading edit
- “labil” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016.
Romanian edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from French labile, from Latin labilis.
Adjective edit
labil m or n (feminine singular labilă, masculine plural labili, feminine and neuter plural labile)
Declension edit
Swedish edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from French labile, from Latin lābilis (“slippery”). Doublet of lapsus and lavin.
Adjective edit
labil (comparative labilare, superlative labilast)
Declension edit
Inflection of labil | |||
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Indefinite | Positive | Comparative | Superlative2 |
Common singular | labil | labilare | labilast |
Neuter singular | labilt | labilare | labilast |
Plural | labila | labilare | labilast |
Masculine plural3 | labile | labilare | labilast |
Definite | Positive | Comparative | Superlative |
Masculine singular1 | labile | labilare | labilaste |
All | labila | labilare | labilaste |
1) Only used, optionally, to refer to things whose natural gender is masculine. 2) The indefinite superlative forms are only used in the predicative. 3) Dated or archaic |