Latin edit

Etymology edit

favor (favor) +‎ -ābilis

Pronunciation edit

Adjective edit

favōrābilis (neuter favōrābile, comparative favōrābilius, adverb favōrābiliter); third-declension two-termination adjective

  1. favored, popular
  2. winning favor, agreeable

Declension edit

Third-declension two-termination adjective.

Number Singular Plural
Case / Gender Masc./Fem. Neuter Masc./Fem. Neuter
Nominative favōrābilis favōrābile favōrābilēs favōrābilia
Genitive favōrābilis favōrābilium
Dative favōrābilī favōrābilibus
Accusative favōrābilem favōrābile favōrābilēs
favōrābilīs
favōrābilia
Ablative favōrābilī favōrābilibus
Vocative favōrābilis favōrābile favōrābilēs favōrābilia

Descendants edit

  • French: favorable
  • Spanish: favorable

References edit

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