-ibilis
Latin
editEtymology
editFrom -bilis, q.v.
Pronunciation
edit- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): /ˈi.bi.lis/, [ˈɪbɪlʲɪs̠]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ˈi.bi.lis/, [ˈiːbilis]
Suffix
edit-ibilis (neuter -ibile); third-declension two-termination suffix
Usage notes
editThe suffix -ibilis is a variant of -bilis, usually added to second, third, and fourth conjugation verbs to form an adjective denoting passive qualities.
- Examples:
- horreō (“I stand on end, move shakily”) + -ibilis → horribilis (“horrible, dreadful”)
- rīdeō (“I laugh”) + -ibilis → rīsibilis (“laughable”)
Declension
editThird-declension two-termination adjective.
Number | Singular | Plural | |||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Case / Gender | Masc./Fem. | Neuter | Masc./Fem. | Neuter | |
Nominative | -ibilis | -ibile | -ibilēs | -ibilia | |
Genitive | -ibilis | -ibilium | |||
Dative | -ibilī | -ibilibus | |||
Accusative | -ibilem | -ibile | -ibilēs -ibilīs |
-ibilia | |
Ablative | -ibilī | -ibilibus | |||
Vocative | -ibilis | -ibile | -ibilēs | -ibilia |
Derived terms
editCategory Latin terms suffixed with -ibilis not found