agilis
Latin
editEtymology
editFrom agō (“do, act”) + -ilis.
Pronunciation
edit- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): /ˈa.ɡi.lis/, [ˈäɡɪlʲɪs̠]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ˈa.d͡ʒi.lis/, [ˈäːd͡ʒilis]
Adjective
editagilis (neuter agile, comparative agilior, superlative agilissimus, adverb agiliter); third-declension two-termination adjective
- That can be easily moved, easily movable; light.
- That moves easily or quickly; nimble, agile, dextrous, quick, rapid
- Active, busy, prompt.
Declension
editThird-declension two-termination adjective.
Number | Singular | Plural | |||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Case / Gender | Masc./Fem. | Neuter | Masc./Fem. | Neuter | |
Nominative | agilis | agile | agilēs | agilia | |
Genitive | agilis | agilium | |||
Dative | agilī | agilibus | |||
Accusative | agilem | agile | agilēs agilīs |
agilia | |
Ablative | agilī | agilibus | |||
Vocative | agilis | agile | agilēs | agilia |
Derived terms
editDescendants
editReferences
edit- “agilis”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- “agilis”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
- agilis in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
Categories:
- Latin terms derived from Proto-Indo-European
- Latin terms derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *h₂eǵ-
- Latin terms suffixed with -ilis (deverbal)
- Latin 3-syllable words
- Latin terms with IPA pronunciation
- Latin lemmas
- Latin adjectives
- Latin third declension adjectives
- Latin third declension adjectives of two terminations