observabilis

Latin

Etymology

observō (“to observe, notice”) +‎ -bilis

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /ob.serˈu̯aː.bi.lis/, [ɔps̠ɛrˈu̯äːbɪlʲɪs̠]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ob.serˈva.bi.lis/, [obserˈväːbilis]

Adjective

observābilis (neuter observābile); third-declension two-termination adjective

1. observable
2. remarkable

Declension

Third-declension two-termination adjective.

Number	Singular			Plural
Case / Gender	Masc./Fem.	Neuter		Masc./Fem.	Neuter
Nominative	observābilis	observābile		observābilēs	observābilia
Genitive	observābilis			observābilium
Dative	observābilī			observābilibus
Accusative	observābilem	observābile		observābilēs observābilīs	observābilia
Ablative	observābilī			observābilibus
Vocative	observābilis	observābile		observābilēs	observābilia

Derived terms

• inobservābilis

References

• “observabilis”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• observabilis 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)
• observabilis in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.