fictile

English

Etymology

Latin fictilus, from fictus (from fingere (“to shape, form, devise”)) + -ilis

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈfɪktəl/, /ˈfɪktɪl/, /ˈfɪktaɪl/

Adjective

fictile (comparative more fictile, superlative most fictile)

1. Capable of being molded into the shape of an artifact or art work
2. (of an art work or artifact) Molded of clay or earth
3. (pottery) Of or relating to earthenware
4. (figuratively) Capable of being led or directed

Synonyms

• pliable; see also Thesaurus:moldable

Translations

Capable of being molded into the shape of an artifact or art work

• Bulgarian: пластичен (bg) (plastičen)

Molded of clay or earth

• Bulgarian: керамичен (keramičen)

Of or relating to earthenware

• Bulgarian: грънчарски (grǎnčarski)

Latin

Adjective

fictile

1. nominative/accusative/vocative neuter singular of fictilis

References

• “fictile”, in Harry Thurston Peck, editor (1898), Harper's Dictionary of Classical Antiquities, New York: Harper & Brothers
• “fictile”, in William Smith et al., editor (1890), A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Antiquities, London: William Wayte. G. E. Marindin