plausibilis

Latin

Etymology

From plausus (perfect passive participle of plaudō) +‎ -bilis.

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /plau̯ˈsi.bi.lis/, [pɫ̪äu̯ˈs̠ɪbɪlʲɪs̠]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /plau̯ˈsi.bi.lis/, [pläu̯ˈsiːbilis]

Adjective

plausibilis (neuter plausibile); third-declension two-termination adjective

1. plausible (worthy of being applauded)
2. praiseworthy
3. acceptable
4. pleasing

Declension

Third-declension two-termination adjective.

Number	Singular			Plural
Case / Gender	Masc./Fem.	Neuter		Masc./Fem.	Neuter
Nominative	plausibilis	plausibile		plausibilēs	plausibilia
Genitive	plausibilis			plausibilium
Dative	plausibilī			plausibilibus
Accusative	plausibilem	plausibile		plausibilēs plausibilīs	plausibilia
Ablative	plausibilī			plausibilibus
Vocative	plausibilis	plausibile		plausibilēs	plausibilia

Derived terms

• plausibiliter (post-classical Latin)

Descendants

• → Catalan: plausible
• → English: plausible
• → French: plausible
  • → German: plausibel
  • → Swedish: plausibel
• → Galician: plausible
• → Italian: plausibile
• → Occitan: plausible
• → Portuguese: plausível
• → Romanian: plauzibil
• → Spanish: plausible

References

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