Latin edit

Etymology edit

From habeō (have, possess) +‎ -bilis, with haplology simplifying -bibi- to -bi-.

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Adjective edit

habilis (neuter habile, comparative habilior); third-declension two-termination adjective

  1. able to have/possess/maintain
  2. having sufficient ability or power to do or to conduct; skillful
  3. suitable, apt, fit, proper
    Synonyms: opportūnus, commodus, aptus, idōneus, dignus, conveniēns, iūstus, lēgitimus, ūtilis, salūber, ūtēnsilis
    Antonyms: incommodus, inūtilis, ineptus
  4. nimble, swift
  5. manageable

Declension edit

Third-declension two-termination adjective.

Number Singular Plural
Case / Gender Masc./Fem. Neuter Masc./Fem. Neuter
Nominative habilis habile habilēs habilia
Genitive habilis habilium
Dative habilī habilibus
Accusative habilem habile habilēs
habilīs
habilia
Ablative habilī habilibus
Vocative habilis habile habilēs habilia

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References edit

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