intestabilis

Latin

Etymology

From in- +‎ testor (“to testify”) +‎ -bilis, or in- +‎ testābilis (“having a right to testify”).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /in.tesˈtaː.bi.lis/, [ɪn̪t̪ɛs̠ˈt̪äːbɪlʲɪs̠]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /in.tesˈta.bi.lis/, [in̪t̪esˈt̪äːbilis]

Adjective

intestābilis (neuter intestābile); third-declension two-termination adjective

1. (literally) incapable of being a witness (by reason of misconduct)
2. infamous, detestable, abominable

Declension

Third-declension two-termination adjective.

Number	Singular			Plural
Case / Gender	Masc./Fem.	Neuter		Masc./Fem.	Neuter
Nominative	intestābilis	intestābile		intestābilēs	intestābilia
Genitive	intestābilis			intestābilium
Dative	intestābilī			intestābilibus
Accusative	intestābilem	intestābile		intestābilēs intestābilīs	intestābilia
Ablative	intestābilī			intestābilibus
Vocative	intestābilis	intestābile		intestābilēs	intestābilia

Related terms

• testābilis

References

• “intestabilis”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• “intestabilis”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers