civile

See also: çivile and çiviłe

Danish

Adjective

civile

1. definite/plural of civil

French

Pronunciation

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Adjective

civile

1. feminine singular of civil

Italian

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin cīvīlis, from cīvis (“citizen”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /t͡ʃiˈvi.le/
• Rhymes: -ile
• Hyphenation: ci‧vì‧le

Adjective

civile (plural civili, superlative civilissimo)

1. civil
2. civilian
3. civilized, polite

Noun

civile m (plural civili)

1. citizen
2. civilian

Related terms

• città
• civico
• civilista
• civilizzare
• civilmente
• civiltà

Further reading

• civile in Collins Italian-English Dictionary
• civile in Aldo Gabrielli, Grandi Dizionario Italiano (Hoepli)
• civile in garzantilinguistica.it – Garzanti Linguistica, De Agostini Scuola Spa
• civile in Dizionario Italiano Olivetti, Olivetti Media Communication
• civile in sapere.it – De Agostini Editore
• civile in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana

Anagrams

• velici

Latin

Etymology

From cīvīlis (“pertaining to a city or citizens”).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): [kiːˈwiː.ɫɛ]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): [t͡ʃiˈviː.le]

Noun

cīvīle n (genitive cīvīlis); third declension

1. courtesy, civility

Declension

Third-declension noun (neuter, pure i-stem).

	singular	plural
nominative	cīvīle	cīvīlia
genitive	cīvīlis	cīvīlium
dative	cīvīlī	cīvīlibus
accusative	cīvīle	cīvīlia
ablative	cīvīlī	cīvīlibus
vocative	cīvīle	cīvīlia

Related terms

• cīvicus
• cīvīlis
• cīvīlitās
• cīvīliter
• cīvis
• cīvitās
• cīvitātula

References

• "civile", in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition with additions by D. P. Carpenterius, Adelungius and others, edited by Léopold Favre, 1883–1887)

Norman

Adjective

civile f

1. feminine singular of civil

Swedish

Adjective

civile

1. definite natural masculine singular of civil