Latin

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Etymology

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From aequāre, aequō (I make even, level) +‎ -bilis.

Pronunciation

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Adjective

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aequābilis (neuter aequābile, adverb aequābiliter); third-declension two-termination adjective

  1. equal, similar, like
  2. equable, consistent, uniform
  3. morally right, just

Declension

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Third-declension two-termination adjective.

Number Singular Plural
Case / Gender Masc./Fem. Neuter Masc./Fem. Neuter
Nominative aequābilis aequābile aequābilēs aequābilia
Genitive aequābilis aequābilium
Dative aequābilī aequābilibus
Accusative aequābilem aequābile aequābilēs
aequābilīs
aequābilia
Ablative aequābilī aequābilibus
Vocative aequābilis aequābile aequābilēs aequābilia

Derived terms

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Descendants

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  • English: equable (learned)
  • Italian: equabile (learned)

Further reading

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  • aequabilis”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • aequabilis”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
  • aequabilis in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.